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Dengue fever and chikungunya: identification in travellers

With chikungunya cases rising in the UK and worldwide, pharmacists should know what to do if they encounter travellers who have developed fever and fatigue.…

Pharmacy teams facing abuse after ‘high numbers’ of ineligible patients book COVID-19 vaccinations

Pharmacy teams have reported having to spend a large amount of unfunded time explaining COVID vaccination eligibility to patients, some of whom have become angry and abusive.…

Pharmacy is crucial to improving outcomes for people diagnosed with bowel cancer

The role of pharmacy is vital in supporting earlier diagnosis of suspected bowel cancer.…

Health news round-up: mosquitoes, new HIV guidelines and research into cannabis and psilocybin

Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson summarises some important developments in health news.…

Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors and B-cell malignancies: a guide for pharmacists

This learning article with interactive elements provides an overview of the available Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors for the treatment of B-cell malignancies to support pharmacists with their use in practice.…

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Combination inhaler therapy cuts asthma attacks in children by almost half

Study results revealed that the annualised rate of asthma attacks was lower in participants who used a budesonide-formoterol inhaler compared with participants who used a short-acting β2-agonist inhaler.…

Cannabis could be effective for chronic lower back pain, phase III trial results suggest

Researchers reported that, during an initial double-blind treatment phase, participants who took a full-spectrum extract of cannabis experienced a significant mean pain reduction compared with the placebo.…

Valproate in pregnancy reaches lowest level yet, data suggest

Sodium valproate prescriptions for women and girls aged 12 to 54 years have almost halved since measures were introduced to reduce prescribing in April 2018.…

Urinary tract infection in children: diagnosis and management

An overview of the diagnosis and empirical management of urinary tract infections in children.…

Polypharmacy programme could have saved NHS more than £1m, report finds

The Health Innovation Network’s polypharmacy programme provided training and support to healthcare professionals to tackle overprescribing, as well as developing resources to improve communication with patients.…