The Pharmaceutical Journal’s top 5 comment pieces of 2015 Junk food tax, statins prescribing and opioid painkiller addiction were among the most read topics in the opinion section in 2015.…
Understanding the mind of a prescription drug addict ‘The bitter taste of dying: a memoir’, by Jason Smith.…
Alcoholism drug could help eliminate dormant HIV Disulfiram treatment can reactivate latent HIV, which could help eliminate the cells harbouring the virus, report finds.…
FDA approves nasal spray for opioid overdoses The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first ever nasal spray for the emergency treatment of opioid overdoses manifested by respiratory and/or central nervous system depression.…
A useful reference text of psychotropic medicines ‘Clinical handbook of psychotropic drugs 21st edition’, edited by Ric M Procyshyn, Kalyna Z Bezchlibnyk-Butler, J Joel Jeffries.…
Pain management in patients with a substance use disorder Challenges associated with treating and managing acute and chronic pain in patients presenting with a substance use disorder.…
Varenicline addresses gender gap in smoking cessation rates for women Ordinarily, women have poorer smoking quit rates than men but a new analysis of data shows that the drug varenicline could tackle this issue.…
How working in non-pharmacy placements can benefit students’ professional development Role-emerging placements enable pharmacy students in all years to work with members of the public and learn about their needs.…
Why the EU has failed in tackling the alcohol problem The EU has shown a lack of leadership in tackling alcohol-related harm and its citizens are paying the price.…
E-cigarettes are at least 95% safer than smoking tobacco cigarettes, says Public Health England Public Health England has suggested that pharmacists encourage the use of e-cigarettes as an aid to stop smoking, but the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has concerns because the products are not regulated.…