Heartburn drug esomeprazole is first proton pump inhibitor to be sold outside pharmacies in the UK Nexium Control has become the first proton pump inhibitor in the UK to be made available in corner shops and supermarkets, following its reclassification to a general sales list medicine.…
Aspirin inappropriately used for CVD prevention in just over 10% of cases A survey of nearly 70,000 patients taking aspirin for primary prevention has found that, for the overall cohort, treatment was inappropriate in nearly 11.6% of cases.…
Older patients taking anticholinergic drugs are at risk of dementia People aged over 65 years who take some common over-the-counter or prescribed medicines for allergy, depression or an overactive bladder have an increased risk of developing dementia.…
Is it time to rethink the place of oral diclofenac? In light of the withdrawal of diclofenac from OTC sale in UK pharmacies over concerns about cardiovascular safety, it may be time to reconsider the role of the drug altogether.…
The Pharmaceutical Journal’s top 5 comment pieces of 2014Benedict Lam takes a look back on the most popular and talked about comment pieces of 2014…
Most popular features of 2014 from The Pharmaceutical Journal Using visual representations of data to tell a story is proving popular, with infographic features taking first, second and third place in the top five features of 2014.…
Top 10 news stories of 2014 from The Pharmaceutical Journal Harriet Adcock provides a rundown of the top ten news stories of 2014.…
Risk of heart problems prompts removal of OTC diclofenac from UK pharmacy shelves Oral diclofenac tablets, used for short-term pain relief, will no longer be available as an over-the-counter pharmacy medicine in the UK.…
Headache management overly focused on medical tests, study suggests Counselling and lifestyle changes could be better used to treat headaches rather than relying on advanced imaging tests and specialist referrals.…
Anaesthetists campaign for pholcodine cough medicines to become prescription-only products Anaesthetists in Australia and New Zealand are campaigning for pholcodine-containing cough medicines to become prescription-only products.…