Community pharmacies incentivised to refer frequent users of reliever inhalers to general practice The new referral incentive will be part of the Pharmacy Quality Scheme for 2022/2023.…
Pharmacies to receive ‘fairer access’ to medicine margin under reimbursement reforms, say negotiators The new discount deduction scale will use separate discount rates for branded drugs, generics and appliances.…
NHS Scotland announces plan to switch patients to greener inhalers A strategy document, published by NHS Scotland, says that improvements in the way asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are managed could help reduce metered dose inhaler use.…
Best practice principles for inhaler prescribing How to select appropriate inhaler devices that balance the need to personalise treatment and optimise disease control while reducing the environmental impact of prescribing.…
Initiating biologics and biosimilars in practice: approach and consultation guidance Considerations for initiating biologic and biosimilar medicines, including the relevant clinical pathways and patient counselling.…
More than a quarter of patients overusing rescue inhalers for asthma, study finds Researchers from Queen Mary University London warned that salbutamol inhalers can increase risk of anxiety and tachycardia.…
Metered-dose inhaler classed as ‘carbon neutral’ through offsetting Lupin Healthcare, which manufactures the Luforbec inhaler, offsets the total emissions produced from production, use and disposal of the inhaler, making it carbon neutral.…
Ministers need a new approach to generic medicines Despite underpinning the fight against COVID-19, generic and biosimilar medicines do not get the attention they deserve from the UK government.…
How switching a handful of patients’ inhalers saved nearly 5,000kgCO2e While switching inhalers may not be for everyone, reviewing patients who may benefit from a lower carbon device could have an enormous impact.…
Some patients switched to ‘greener’ inhalers without consultation, say experts Exclusive: Experts warn that non-consented inhaler switches pose risks to patients' health and advise physicians to carry out individual inhaler checks to avoid this.…
