Why elderly care must be a priority for pharmacists in Wales Health minister calls for pharmacists to focus on polypharmacy and over-treatment in the elderly.…
Q&A: Ensuring vaccine safety is no easy task Patrick LF Zuber, group leader for global vaccine safety at the World Health Organization, talks about vaccine safety, the Ebola vaccine and new vaccines in the pipeline.…
The production of chemotherapy and total parental nutrition products in a hospital pharmacyAyla Atalar describes her first experience with the production side of hospital pharmacy.…
MPs question the value of the NHS Health Check A report from an influential group of MPs suggests that the health check programme represented poor policy and may not achieve its intended aims.…
Almost all pharmacies rated satisfactory, with few considered to be good or excellent More than 90% of the first pharmacies inspected by the General Pharmaceutical Council under its new inspection model were considered satisfactory, while only a handful were rated good and hardly any were judged to be excellent.…
Medicines regulator reviews chloramphenicol packaging after picking errors Regulators are working with community pharmacy organisations to review the packaging of chloramphenicol eye and ear drops.…
Meta-analysis strengthens link between depression and inflammation Anti-inflammatory treatments have an effect on depression and depressive symptoms, a systematic review of trials finds.…
Chemical screening unearths tannic acid as candidate for cystic fibrosis therapy Researchers have found that tannic acid is able to act against Staphylococcus aureus, a major cause of infection in cystic fibrosis.…
Green light for first treatment to target ovarian cancer with BRCA mutation The European Medicines Agency has recommended that Lynparza (olaparib) be approved to combat a type of ovarian cancer for which there are limited treatment options.…
Embrace opportunities under five-year NHS plan, pharmacists urged Pharmacy organisations have identified opportunities to integrate more with other services and have a real impact on improving patient care within the five-year NHS plan.…