Growth in Pharmacy First consultations ‘not sustainable’ The Pharmacists’ Defence Association has highlighted that there are still fewer pharmacies open for fewer hours, despite a steady increase in the number of prescriptions and pharmacy-led services.…
NICE recommends monoclonal antibody for generalised myasthenia gravis Rozanolixizumab has been approved for patients with generalised myasthenia gravis who tested positive for acetylcholine receptor or muscle-specific kinase antibodies and who still have poorly controlled symptoms after standard treatments.…
Apixaban linked to lower risk of recurrent blood clots compared with warfarin Compared with warfarin, people in both frail and non-frail cohorts taking apixaban experienced an average of 12.1 fewer days of home time loss, a study found.…
Antidepressant recalled after pack found to contain wrong drug A class two recall notice said that pharmacy teams should immediately stop supplying the affected batch of sertraline, quarantine all remaining stock and return it to the supplier.…
Pharmacy bodies call for urgent action on menopause care A consensus statement endorsed by the Royal College of Pharmacy has warned that “there remains significant unmet need” regarding clear, evidence-based guidance and advice on menopause.…
Regulator sets actions for safeguarding in pharmacy weight management services The General Pharmaceutical Council says pharmacy owners and superintendent pharmacists must document risk assessments for all aspects of weight management services.…
Health news round-up: new cancer drugs, pharmacogenomics, and whether GLP-1s cause erectile dysfunction Our weekly summary of the important developments in pharmacy and health news you may have missed.…
Paxlovid speeds COVID-19 recovery but does not reduce hospital admissions Across two trials, more than 4,000 patients were randomised to receive usual care or Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir and ritonavir; Pfizer) within three or four days of symptom onset.…
Adverse effects of CAR T-cell therapy for non-specialist teams This article offers non-specialist healthcare professionals information on how to recognise and respond to toxicities following chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy.…
Pharmacies deliver almost 16,000 RSV vaccinations as programme found to cut newborn hospitalisations by up to 85% Babies born at least four weeks after their mother received a respiratory syncytial virus vaccination had nearly 85% protection against the virus.…
