Erectile dysfunction treatments leave men unsatisfied Drugs developed to improve erectile dysfunction have improved sexual function and activity in 80% of users, but did not translate into satisfaction with sex and relationships for older men, a study has found.…
General election promises should be based on evidence When it comes to developing policy, politicians should heed the best available evidence. Election promises should be no different.…
UK political parties discuss healthcare and pharmacy issues ahead of general election Ahead of the UK public going to the polls on 7 May in the 2015 general election, the three largest political parties in Westminster respond to questions on the big issues in healthcare and pharmacy.…
Why doesn’t NHS 111 refer patients to pharmacists? Less than 1% of NHS 111 callers are directed to speak to a pharmacist. Stephen Robinson asks why and looks at what can be done to increase referrals.…
Resurrecting antique aleA microbrewery in Finland’s Baltic Sea archipelago of Ã…land has recently launched a beer with a 19th century recipe. The formula is derived from the chemical analysis of contaminated booze recovered from a schooner that was shipwrecked some 170 years ago.…
Paracetamol blunts both negative and positive emotionsResearchers have shown that compared with placebo paracetamol blunts emotional responses to both unpleasant and pleasant images.…
Political parties set out plans for NHS in manifestosThe UK’s political parties have outlined their plans for the NHS in their election manifestos, with a focus on investment and access to care.…
Pharmacy and the Great Exhibition of 1851 Pharmacy’s Great Exhibition was an opportunity missed, writes Stuart Anderson.…
Using a mummy as a medicine Different types of mummy could be used to make tincture, treacle, elixir or balsam, which could, in turn, be used for treating different types of affliction.…
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.…