Drug shortage problem needs to be tackled internationallyI wish to comment on Ingrid Torjesen’s interesting news story on tackling ongoing drug shortages ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2015;294:234). Manufacturers and providers of medicines work in a global marketplace, where decisions affecting supply and price of medi…
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.…
Atypical antipsychotics: overrated and overprescribed Atypical antipsychotics are being overprescribed and used inappropriately in many countries. It is time to reduce the practice of prescribing atypical drugs to treat a wide variety of mental distress.…
More evidence that fat is the sixth primary sense of tasteAlong with salt, sour, sweet, bitter and umami, our taste buds may be able to detect fat, research suggests.…
US FDA gives green light for thyroid cancer drug lenvatinib Lenvatinib will be available in the United States by the end of February 2015 after its approval was fast-tracked by the FDA.…
Study highlights growing problem of opioid withdrawal in newborns Prescribers should consider the risks of addiction and neonatal opioid withdrawal before starting opioid pain relief, particularly in women of childbearing age.…
A stricter approach to vaccinationPersonal belief exemptions for vaccination put at risk those who are unable to participate for medical reasons.…
US healthcare groups recommend ways of tackling ongoing drug shortages Recommendations for addressing ongoing shortages of essential medicines have been made by a group of US healthcare organisations.…
Researchers survey the psychological factors of medication adherence Four out of ten people would be willing to accept some degree of risk of immediate death rather than having to take a daily pill to prevent cardiovascular disease. …
Insomnia drug suvorexant launched in the United States Suvorexant (Belsomra), a first-in-class orexin receptor antagonist drug, is now available on prescription in the United States for adults with insomnia.…