Valproate in pregnancy reaches lowest level yet, data suggest Sodium valproate prescriptions for women and girls aged 12 to 54 years have almost halved since measures were introduced to reduce prescribing in April 2018.…
RPS urges patients to seek medicines information from ‘trusted source’ after Trump links paracetamol and autism The president of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society urged anyone with concerns about their medicines to speak to a pharmacist or a trusted healthcare professional.…
Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum This CPD article comprehensively covers nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, as well as how pharmacists can help manage its severe form: hyperemesis gravidarum.…
Yellow Card reporting to be taught across schools in England The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency's Yellow Card scheme enables people to report an adverse event or side effect relating to medicines and medical devices in the UK.…
Valproate has no significant impact on male fertility, study finds Researchers found that prior studies that linked valproate to male infertility in patients with epilepsy mainly used healthy men without epilepsy as controls.…
Patients waiting up to three weeks for essential medicines because pharmacists cannot make substitutions A survey conducted by the National Pharmacy Association also revealed that 97% of pharmacies reported patients waiting at least once per day for medicines that were out of stock.…
Under half of patients get medicines information on hospital discharge, CQC survey finds The 2024 Care Quality Commission adults inpatient survey also revealed that 20% of patients were given an explanation of their medicines’ side effects upon discharge from hospital.…
Tool can identify harmful medications in older adults with cancer, study finds Researchers analysed patient record data to identify patients that were prescribed one or more potentially inappropriate medications, which are considered to be high-risk for older adults.…
High-risk medications: a guide for pharmacy professionals Serious patient harm from medication errors is more likely when the medication is ‘high-risk’. This article describes the contributing factors and what pharmacists can do to reduce the risk.…
Dialling back antibiotic prescribing in children There has been a jump in antibiotics use in children aged under ten years in England since the COVID-19 pandemic, but pharmacists and other healthcare professionals are trying to stem the rise.…
