Urinary anti-infective agents

Kidney stones: symptoms, diagnosis and management

Kidney stones are a source of significant patient morbidity. Pharmacists can have an impact in identifying, triaging and supporting patients with the management of this condition.…

Test your knowledge of sexual and reproductive health

This CPD and learning quiz can help you assess your knowledge of a range of sexually transmitted infections and related health issues.…

Rapid UTI test wins £8m Longitude Prize on Antimicrobial Resistance

The winning test uses a urine sample on a smartphone-sized cartridge to identify the presence of a bacterial infection in 15 minutes and the antibiotic required within 45 minutes.…

First-in-class antibiotic provides effective treatment for UTIs, trial results suggest

Gepotidacin showed non-inferiority to nitrofurantoin in one trial and superiority in another.…

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Symptoms and management options for this common urological condition.…

NICE says more evidence needed for newer UTI point-of-care tests

Several newer point-of-care tests were not recommended in latest guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, in which it concluded that more research needs to be carried out on their accuracy.…

Four point-of-care tests for UTIs ‘show promise’, says NICE in early guidance

NICE said it needs more data on the accuracy of the tests in detecting and identifying bacteria before it can recommend them for use in the NHS.…

How COVID-19 affected pharmacy supply of antibiotics for uncomplicated urinary tract infections

Learnings from a community pharmacy patient group direction service for the management of suspected urinary tract infections, which identified prescribing patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Antiseptic as effective as antibiotics in preventing recurrent UTIs, study results suggest

There was just a small numerical difference in urinary tract infection incidence between the daily antibiotic and methenamine hippurate groups.…

Stuck in the 1950s: why UTI diagnosis badly needs an update

Urinary tract infections are the second most common reason for prescribing an antibiotic and, with antimicrobial stewardship a priority for the government, the stakes for accurate diagnosis are being raised ever higher.…