Community pharmacists support new medicine service, research suggestsCommunity pharmacists generally support the new medicine service because they think it will benefit patients, according to new research.…
Paracetamol use linked with cardiovascular risk and other adverse events Researchers have discovered a consistent dose-response relationship between paracetamol use and risk of mortality or cardiovascular, gastrointestinal or renal adverse events.…
Pharmacist’s team wins £50,000 innovation prize for antibiotic prescribing app Microbiology app that assists antibiotic prescribing wins national award.…
WHO appeals for US$1bn to help deliver medical aid The World Health Organization is appealing for more than US$1bn to meet the health needs of 21 million people in Syria, Iraq, the Central African Republic and South Sudan.…
Reliable source of oral health information ‘The scientific basis of oral health education’, by R S Levine and C R Stillman-Lowe.…
Safety data prompt calls for a halt on NSAID use in patients with heart disease The use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in patients receiving antithrombotic therapy after myocardial infarction doubles the risk of further heart attacks, researchers find.…
Employ more hospital pharmacists to roll out seven-day NHS in Scotland, says RPS Gaps in pharmaceutical care in hospitals at weekends can’t be filled with existing staffing and resources, says the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…
The way pharmacists work will not changeI wish to comment on Brian Curwain’s letter on the government’s proposal to decriminalise dispensing errors ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2015;294:211). I am not convinced that the decriminalisation of dispensing errors will change the way in which pharmaci…
Resource to help you learn about self-care ‘Handbook of non-prescription drugs: an interactive approach to self-care 18th edition’, editor in chief Daniel L. Krinsky.…
Changes to dispensing errors legislation must strike the right balance The proposed changes to the laws on dispensing errors are a step in the right direction but more needs to be done to remove the threat of prosecution from pharmacists.…