Free trade agreements play a dangerous game with public health Public health could be sacrificed in large trade pacts that are discussed in secrecy.…
Study finds pharmacist-led medication reviews may not improve health outcomes Reviewing the medication of patients presenting at hospital promptly was not found to have an impact on the length of hospital admission, mortality or re-admissions, finds a systematic review.…
Inappropriate prescribing putting asthma patients’ lives at risk, warns charity Thousands of patients with asthma in the UK are not being prescribed the right medication to keep their condition under control, finds an audit of GP practice records by the charity body Asthma UK.…
Recovering heart attack patients fail to adhere to prescribed medications Some patients who survive a heart attack fail to take the drugs they are prescribed after being discharged from hospital, a large US study has found.…
Cancer patients’ attitudes towards alternative therapies dictate their use Attitudes and beliefs towards complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) are better predictors of whether patients will use these therapies than their clinical or demographic characteristics, according to a survey of patients published in Cancer. …
General Pharmaceutical Council seeks views on ‘patient-centred professionalism’Pharmacy’s professional regulator has launched a survey to discover how pharmacists and patients define patient-centred care.…
Better information is needed to improve palliative care services Gaps in access to palliative care services mean that many patients with life-limiting illnesses miss out on support they need, but there is much to learn about people’s experiences at the end of life.…
Pharmacy2U under fire over data selling practices Pharmacy2U has been accused of selling patient information, including names, addresses, dates of birth and the dates of patients’ last prescription.…
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.…
Large proportion of stalled drug trial data is not being published, study finds A vast amount of drug development data are being lost through the failure to publish the results of a high proportion of trials, particularly of drugs that did not go on to be approved, a study suggests. …