Parenteral nutrition solutions

Pharmaceutical company charged following investigation into deaths of babies

A pharmaceutical firm has been charged with criminal offences following a police investigation into the deaths and illnesses of babies at hospitals in England.…

All Scottish babies should have vitamin D supplement, CMO says

All babies in Scotland should be given a daily supplement of vitamin D until they are one to help prevent rickets and poor bone health, according to new national guidelines…

A career in chemotherapy and nutrition

Independent prescriber Priya Mistry (pictured) has been working as the lead pharmacist in nutrition and peritoneal malignancy at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital for 12 years When working in the complicated areas of parenteral nutrition and chemotherapy, the best advice is to ke…

The production of chemotherapy and total parental nutrition products in a hospital pharmacy

Ayla Atalar describes her first experience with the production side of hospital pharmacy.…

Basics of enteral nutrition in adults

Enteral feeding is increasingly common in both primary and secondary care and a variety of products can be prescribed. Helen Campbell, Peter Turner and John Sexton give an overview of what enteral nutrition involves, the products available and special considerations needed in enterally-fed patients.…

Parenteral nutrition in adults: the basics

With the increasing use of parenteral nutrition in hospitals, hospices and care homes, more pharmacists need to be aware of the basic issues. John Sexton, Helen Campbell, Mohamed Rahmanand Peter Turnergive an overview of the subject.…

Managing drug therapy in patients receiving enteral and parenteral nutrition

The second part of our special feature on clinical nutrition focuses on ways of administering drugs to patients on enteral and parenteral nutrition without compromising therapeutic efficacy. 
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