How can the NHS make the most of the paediatric pharmacogenomics opportunity? Attendees at a roundtable hosted by The Pharmaceutical Journal discussed challenges around implementing pharmacogenomic prescribing in the NHS and particular considerations for paediatric patients.… Supported content
MHRA sets out plans to speed up access to rare disease therapies The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said “the rulebook for rare disease therapies will be overhauled" to make it quicker and easier to get therapies tested and approved.…
Health news round-up: newborns, hormones and a colour-changing label to help spot heat damage Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson summarises some important developments in health news you may have missed.…
Patient safety commissioner pushes government on valproate redress almost two years after report Exclusive: In a statement made to The Pharmaceutical Journal, Henrietta Hughes has urged the government to provide a full response to recommendations made in her February 2024 report.…
Health news round-up: mosquitoes, new HIV guidelines and research into cannabis and psilocybin Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson summarises some important developments in health news.…
Combination inhaler therapy cuts asthma attacks in children by almost half Study results revealed that the annualised rate of asthma attacks was lower in participants who used a budesonide-formoterol inhaler compared with participants who used a short-acting β2-agonist inhaler.…
Valproate in pregnancy reaches lowest level yet, data suggest Sodium valproate prescriptions for women and girls aged 12 to 54 years have almost halved since measures were introduced to reduce prescribing in April 2018.…
Medication-related considerations in childhood obesity Obesity affects drug metabolism in several ways, and this is more complex in children than in adults.…
Dialling back antibiotic prescribing in children There has been a jump in antibiotics use in children aged under ten years in England since the COVID-19 pandemic, but pharmacists and other healthcare professionals are trying to stem the rise.…
Role of pharmacists in supporting children and young people who self-harm Why children and young people engage in self-harming behaviour, with examples of intervention options and how pharmacy workers can take a holistic approach when addressing these complex cases.…
