Lost in fine print: how patient information leaflets are failing patients Is it time for there to be a change in how patient information leaflets are presented in order to improve health literacy and cut down on accidental double dosing?…
Best practice for prescribing drugs with dependence potential An overview of the considerations for prescribing medicines with the risk of dependency, including monitoring, discontinuation and the optimisation of therapeutic outcomes.…
NICE approves atogepant for use during migraine attack Atogepant has been approved for patients who have tried at least two triptans, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and paracetamol for acute migraines, but they did not work well enough.…
Health news round-up: anaphylaxis, pain management in women’s health and Tourette’s treatment The Pharmaceutical Journal’s weekly summary of the important developments in pharmacy and health news you may have missed.…
CCA calls for migraine to be added to Pharmacy First A Company Chemists' Association and Pfizer UK report says that 1.25 million patients could be treated annually if the extra clinical pathway was added.…
MHRA is ‘exploring legislative actions’ to restrict paracetamol sales, says health minister Health minister Preet Kaur Gill said that the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency took the disproportionate sale of paracetamol seriously.…
Gabapentinoids found to increase risk of drug toxicity Researchers found that patients taking gabapentinoids with benzodiazepines were at double the risk of being hospitalised with drug poisoning, while combining the drug with opioids has a 30% increase in risk.…
Non-pharmacological interventions should be first step in managing chronic pain, guidance says The Scottish government has recommended that clinicians should offer non-pharmacological resources as part of personalised pain management plans, which may also include pharmacological management.…
Health news round up: AMR, pain and genitourinary cancers A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…
Health news round-up: cardiovascular disease, women’s health and the potential for new sepsis treatment A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…
