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.…
At-home oral antibiotics safe for newborns The results of the six-month pilot showed that offering oral antibiotics to clinically stable, term babies could free up resources, positively impact families and lower environmental impact.…
Parenteral nutrition: indications and management An overview of the indications, risks, benefits and management for parenteral nutrition.…
MHRA approves first needle-free emergency treatment for anaphylaxis EURneffy, a single-dose nasal spray, is approved for the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis in patients weighing 30kg or more.…
NHS ten-year plan should result in faster medicines access, says NICE Under the ten-year health plan, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency will work together to speed up medicines approvals.…
Grasping new opportunities to work in partnership with the pharmaceutical industry The development of a pharmacy-led maintenance and reliever therapy programme has shown success in Leeds, where there are high numbers of people with unmanaged asthma.…
The importance of active preparation for surgery As patients awaiting surgery tend to have poorer health and comorbidities, pharmacists can encourage patients to actively prepare for surgery and help improve outcomes.…
MHRA approves ‘world first’ low-carbon version of COPD inhaler The new version of Trixeo Aerosphere will replace the propellant HFA-134a with HFO-1234ze(E), “a fluorinated gas with near-zero global warming potential”.…
SABA inhaler carbon emissions have dropped by one-third since 2020, NHS England data show Exclusive: Pharmacy experts said the fall in short-acting beta-2 agonist inhaler emissions most likely owes to patients switching from the Ventolin Evohaler to the Salamol inhaler.…
Net zero: progress on reducing the environmental impact of medicines Although some progress has been made towards reducing the carbon footprint of medicines within the NHS, experts say there needs to be more focus on medicines waste and disease prevention.…
