Facilitate recreational drug testing to help save lives Giving drug users better information about what is in their drugs before they take them could save lives.…
Drug driving law must not be a burden for patients Patients taking medicines affected by new drug driving laws will need timely and accurate advice from pharmacists.…
Most popular features of 2014 from The Pharmaceutical Journal Using visual representations of data to tell a story is proving popular, with infographic features taking first, second and third place in the top five features of 2014.…
Smokers’ metabolism of nicotine could point to the best way to quit The speed at which smokers metabolise nicotine may suggest the most effective smoking cessation method – either varenicline or the nicotine patch.…
Survey suggests US doctors are changing their prescribing habits for opioid drugsMany primary care physicians are less likely to prescribe opioids now than a year ago, according to a survey of US doctors.…
Uruguay delays plans to sell cannabis in pharmacies Marijuana will not be sold in pharmacies in Uruguay until March 2015, the National Drugs Board (JND) has announced.…
Medicinal cannabis widely used in IsraelI would like to add to David Nutt’s piece about medicinal cannabis ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2014;293:560). Cannabidiol and d9-tetrahydrocannabinol were discovered by scientists in Israel and medicinal cannabis is now widely used there for a number of conditions. It is grown in …
Community pharmacists could screen at-risk groups for liver disease According to The Lancet’s commission, community pharmacists could play a key role in helping to improve liver disease services in primary care, say hepatology specialists.…
NHS England issues naloxone warningInappropriate use of naloxone can cause patients severe distress and can be fatal, says NHS England in a Patient Safety Alert.…
Role for memantine in treating binge-eating disorder Research findings support a role for memantine as a potential pharmacological treatment for binge-eating disorder.…