Medical conditions

More than 1,000 patients stopped taking antidepressants after introduction of local deprescribing guidelines

Exclusive: Guidelines published in 2021 have helped Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group move from having the fifth highest antidepressant prescribing rate in the country to the eighth highest.…

More than 31,000 interventions carried out by community pharmacy under hypertension service, data show

The 'NHS community pharmacy blood pressure check service', which launched in October 2021, aims to identify people aged 40 years and older with high blood pressure.…

Multiple sclerosis: disease-modifying therapies

An overview of the available evidence for each disease-modifying therapy for multiple sclerosis, when they are indicated, as well as each stage of patient care.…

Therapy combined with MDMA is effective in treating severe PTSD, phase III trial results suggest

Researchers concluded that MDMA-assisted therapy was highly efficacious, safe and well tolerated in those suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder.…

First monoclonal antibody treatment approved for prevention of COVID-19

Evusheld is the first monoclonal antibody treatment to be approved as a 'pre-exposure prophylaxis' treatment.…

Scottish drug-related deaths fall for first time in five years

According to a Police Scotland report, there were 116 fewer suspected drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2021, compared with 2020.…

Pharmacists should be first point of contact for common clinical conditions, survey suggests

An Ipsos Mori survey of 1,107 members of the Scottish general public also revealed that 87% of respondents thought it was important for pharmacists to prescribe medicines.…

Diabetic ketoacidosis in adults: identification, diagnosis and management

All healthcare professionals who support people with diabetes should be aware of this complex medical emergency so that they can recognise red flag symptoms.…

It is time to act on the inequalities in treatment for substance misuse among LGBTQ+ people

Pharmacy staff are well placed to improve the healthcare experience for people in the LGBTQ+ community, a group that is often more susceptible to substance misuse.…

Monoclonal antibody 75% effective in infants against respiratory viral infection

Nirsevimab could become the first immunisation against respiratory syncytial virus for all infants.…