Medical conditions

Scottish government considers nicotine addiction treatment for children aged under 12 years

Experts say that teachers and parents are raising concerns about nicotine addiction in children aged under 12 years.…

Burnout among pharmacy professionals needs to be addressed at ‘systemic level’, RPS report finds

The report stated that individuals should seek to prioritise their wellbeing, but highlighted that many factors affecting staff wellbeing have been created by the healthcare system.…

An audit of pharmacological therapy on discharge for patients admitted with acute decompensated HFrEF

Pharmacological management of acute decompensated heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) reduces mortality and morbidity[1]. International and local guidelines recommend with class I evidence for the use of renin-angiotensin system inhibitor (RAASi), beta-blocker, miner…

Colchicine for cardiovascular disease: is UK clinical practice missing out?

A deep dive into whether colchicine, an ancient treatment for inflammation, has a future in cardiovascular disease therapy in the UK.…

Esketamine outperforms quetiapine for treatment-resistant depression, study finds

Patients with treatment-resistant depression, who received esketamine nasal spray plus an antidepressant, were more likely to achieve remission at eight weeks than those who received quetiapine and an antidepressant, according to trial results.…

BTK inhibitors: what pharmacists need to know

In this episode of The PJ Pod, we consider the impact bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors have had on care for patients with B-cell malignancies and explore how pharmacists can help patients get the best out of their treatment regimens.…

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‘Game changing’ cancer drug to be withdrawn by manufacturer

Takeda — manufacturer of Exkivity (mobocertinib), which is used to treat a rare form of lung cancer — has announced it intends to withdraw the drug after it did not meet its primary endpoint in a phase III trial.…

Metformin for gestational diabetes does not increase preterm births, study results suggest

The results also suggested that pregnant women given metformin were less likely to need insulin for their gestational diabetes.…

Roadmap to provide PrEP via community pharmacies will be ready by ‘end of the year’, government says

Health minister Neil O’Brien said the government’s HIV action plan implementation steering group was currently “working to develop a PrEP roadmap”.…

Factors influencing effective communication when prescribing

Understanding the factors that impact communication is critical for the delivery of person-centred prescribing. This article explores how to identify these factors and develop an optimised communication strategy for each patient.…