MHRA approves dupilumab for treatment of uncontrolled COPD The regulator has granted marketing authorisation for a subcutaneous injection as an add-on maintenance treatment for adults with uncontrolled COPD.…
Pharmacy initiative results in 300% increase in inhalers being returned for sustainable disposal Five pharmacies in and around Edinburgh spent ten weeks adding stickers to dispensing bags to encourage patients to return inhalers to the pharmacy.…
More than 10,000 whooping cough cases reported in first six months of 2024 Case numbers of whooping cough in 2024 so far have already exceeded the total number of cases reported in 2012, the last major outbreak of the disease.…
Croup: diagnosis and management Croup is a common childhood illness that can usually be managed at home. Pharmacists can counsel worried parents on appropriate treatment and should also be aware of red-flag symptoms and referral pathways.…
Bringing high-quality diagnostics for COPD and asthma to north Wales As a pharmacist prescriber at a community diagnostic respiratory hub in South Denbighshire, North Wales, Kevin Parvin explains why the hub is needed and how it is benefiting patients.…
NHS to commission 50 pharmacies to offer RSV vaccinations from September 2024 NHS England will commission 25 pharmacy contractors in NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) and a further 25 in NHS North East Essex ICB to provide the RSV community pharmacy pathfinder service.…
More than 20,000 inhalers returned since November 2023 through recycling pilot Exclusive: Since its launch in November 2023, 20,400 inhalers have been returned through the ‘Re-Hale’ scheme, which operates across 78 locations in East Kent.…
NICE approves three cystic fibrosis drugs for NHS use The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has approved three drugs used to treat cystic fibrosis, after its initial decision not to recommend them caused “disappointment, anxiety and concern”.…
How we recycled over 20,000 inhalers so far in East Kent NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board explains how an inhaler recycling scheme was set up as a collaborative working project with biopharmaceutical company Chiesi.…
Over-the-counter nasal sprays reduce symptom duration in at-risk patients, study results suggest Antibiotic use was also reduced in all intervention groups.…
