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Case-based learning: meningitis

Causes, diagnosis and initial management options for adults and children with meningitis.…

Health news round-up: antidepressants, hospital admissions and rheumatology workforce

A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…

Non-pharmacological interventions should be first step in managing chronic pain, guidance says

The Scottish government has recommended that clinicians should offer non-pharmacological resources as part of personalised pain management plans, which may also include pharmacological management.…

Newly approved head and neck cancer treatment improves care for first time in more than 20 years

Guidance says that pembrolizumab can be administered before surgery, after surgery with radiotherapy, and with or without chemotherapy.…

Test your knowledge of musculoskeletal conditions 

Our self-assessment quiz on musculoskeletal conditions covers the more common disorders that pharmacy staff may encounter, from arthritis and gout to carpal tunnel syndrome.…

Pharmacies administered more than 10% of all vaccines in RSV pilot

The NHS pilot was aimed to test the potential for community pharmacies to increase equity in access to the respiratory syncytial virus vaccine.…

Experts back call to include pregnant women in clinical trials

The British Pharmacological Society has highlighted that the exclusion of women from clinical trials has led to limited data on medication safety and efficacy.…

Health news round-up: Alzheimer’s treatment, retatrutide results and kidney cancer guidelines

A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…

A pharmacy guide for smoking cessation consultations

This step-by-step guide outlines how pharmacists and pharmacy teams can encourage patients to make an initial decision to quit smoking, going on to provide advice and support on nicotine replacement therapy and relapse prevention.…

UKHSA says 20,000 meningitis vaccines for private purchase will be available to pharmacies ‘within 48 hours’

The extra doses are being released “to support continuity of private provision, enabling up to 2,000 pharmacies to receive vaccines in the next 48 hours”, the UK Health Security Agency has said.  …