Medical conditions

APPG calls for Pharmacy First to be national walk-in service

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pharmacy’s report on the future of community pharmacy in England warned that “without urgent reform, patients will lose access to vital services”.…

Management of cold and flu symptoms

Pharmacies are often a first port of call for people with symptoms of cold and flu. This article outlines treatment strategies available and how to counsel patients effectively.…

How can the NHS make the most out of the paediatric pharmacogenomics opportunity?

Attendees at a roundtable hosted by The Pharmaceutical Journal discussed challenges around implementing pharmacogenomic prescribing in the NHS and particular considerations for paediatric patients.…

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Coroner raises concerns over system for patients ordering repeat medication

A patient’s information was removed from software used to order repeat medication without notifying his GP, a report from the assistant coroner for Cheshire has found.…

How to implement a naloxone supply approach in hospitals

An overview of how the distribution of naloxone in hospitals can be implemented to reduce drug-related deaths and overdoses in vulnerable communities.…

Cancer therapies made from recycled nuclear fuel to be backed by government funding

Researchers from one of the projects will use the radionuclide lead-212 to create treatments called ‘target alpha therapies’ that could destroy cancer cells with minimal damage to healthy tissue.…

Two forms of modified-release propranolol out of stock until 2026

Alerts issued by the Department of Health and Social Care and the Scottish government recommend that clinicians should consider a switch to immediate-release tablets.…

Prescribing guidance for older people with frailty is aimed to balance harms and benefits of medicines

The guidance, published by the British Geriatrics Society, suggests that patients with hypertension and moderate frailty may benefit from a more lenient average systemic blood pressure target.…

People with eczema can bathe as often as they want, government-funded study finds

Researchers found that the frequency in which participants washed had no correlation with increased skin dryness.…

Oral insulin found to delay onset of type 1 diabetes in children

Researchers found that the progression to type 1 diabetes mellitus was around 50% slower in infants genetically at risk of the disease who received oral insulin for three years compared to the placebo group.…