Mandatory vaccination will protect all citizens We cannot allow freedom of choice to endanger the lives of whole populations, so governments need to step up efforts to enforce vaccinations.…
Superdrug is first retailer in the world to sell DNA testing kit in store Superdrug has become the first retailer in the world to sell the 23andMe DNA testing kit in its stores, with the product positioned to reach as many customers as possible.…
The pharmacist who helped Lincoln’s assassinPharmacist David Edgar Herold helped John Wilkes Booth to escape after he had assassinated Abraham Lincoln on 14 April 1865.…
US consumers prefer generic over branded drugsOver 80% of US consumers say they would purchase generic drugs more often than brand name drugs and 42% said they would “always” choose a generic.…
FDA approves cholic acid for rare bile acid synthesis disordersCholic acid, a drug used to treat bile acid synthesis disorders and peroxisomal disorders, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.…
Prescribing statins: time to rein it in Statins have been overprescribed for decades for many different reasons. Now is the time to reverse the trend.…
FDA takes legal action against compounding pharmacyThe US Food and Drug Administration has taken legal action to prevent a compounding pharmacy from manufacturing or holding sterile drugs.…
Don’t be scared to use social media professionally Following social media use guidelines will ensure pharmacists do not fall foul of professional standards.…
Few trial sponsors meet data reporting deadlines Drug companies and others have an ethical and, increasingly, legal obligation to promptly report results of clinical trials to registers but few meet the reporting deadlines.…