Review examines link between paracetamol use and asthma Researchers observed a positive association between paracetamol use in pregnancy and asthma but were unable to find sufficient evidence to support a change in guidance.…
Pharmacy support for COPD patients improves medicine-taking behaviour A study published in the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice suggests that a community pharmacy COPD service improves the way patients take their medicines and is cost effective.…
EMA says flu vaccine is safe after deaths in ItalyThere is no evidence that Novartis’s Fluad is unsafe, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) says, after 13 deaths in Italy were reported as being associated with the influenza vaccine.…
Scientists develop promising in vitro blood-brain barrier model Researchers have grown rat brain endothelial cells on one side of a chip and then evaluated the barrier formed by the cells under static and flow conditions.…
GPs should conduct C-reactive protein tests before prescribing antibiotics to treat pneumonia The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends that GPs should conduct a C-reactive protein test if it is unclear whether a patient has pneumonia to ensure antibiotics are only prescribed when necessary.…
Pharmacy flu vaccinations increase in Wales Nearly 8,000 people were vaccinated against influenza at Welsh pharmacies in 2013–2014, according to data published by the Welsh Government.…
Time to fast-track the fight against HIVThere are considerable challenges to address if global HIV/AIDS aspirations are to be accelerated.…
Uruguay delays plans to sell cannabis in pharmacies Marijuana will not be sold in pharmacies in Uruguay until March 2015, the National Drugs Board (JND) has announced.…
Phase I trial of GlaxoSmithKline’s Ebola vaccine shows it is well tolerated No major adverse events were reported in an Ebola vaccine phase I trial involving 20 volunteers.…
Sequencing cancer genomes to tailor treatments to individual patients Screening for hundreds of mutations in tumours is the most promising route to customised drug treatments for cancer.…