Scoring system identifies patients at risk of GI bleeds
A scoring system for identifying patients at risk of developing gastrointestinal bleeds in hospital has been described...
View ArticleDTB finds no overwhelming evidence for rifaximin
There is no overwhelming evidence of a benefit for rifaximin (Xifaxanta; Norgine) over existing standard treatments for travellers’...
View ArticleAngiotensin-II blockade does not prevent structural damage in kidney...
Blocking angiotensin-II does not prevent structural damage to transplanted kidneys, a study published online reveals...
View ArticleEndocarditis treatment updated in BNF
Recommendations for antibacterial treatment of endocarditis have been updated in the latest monthly changes to the British National Formulary...
View ArticlePharmaDoctor+ offers online doctor and PGD services to pharmacies
Support and training for independent pharmacies to offer patient group direction services, a travel clinic and an online doctor service...
View ArticleElectronic, paperless NHS could save billions each year
Widespread use of the electronic prescription service is among measures that could save the NHS £4bn a year...
View ArticleEMA suspends marketing authorisation for Tredaptive
The marketing authorisation for Tredaptive (nicotinic acid and laropiprant) has been suspended by the European Medicines Agency...
View ArticleGPhC makes new appointments to governing council
Eight appointments have been made to the General Pharmaceutical Council — five new members and three reappointed members...
View ArticleMHRA orders homoeopathic pharmacy to stop advertising "vaccines"
London-based homoeopathic pharmacy Ainsworths has been told by the Medicines and Healthcare...
View ArticleDraft NICE guideline recommends tamoxifen as chemoprevention
Tamoxifen should be offered to women who have not had breast cancer but are at high risk of developing the disease...
View ArticleNicotine replacement therapy’s positive impact on smokers is more than puff
Although nicotine replacement therapy is commonly prescribed and used nowadays, its journey to this point was anything but smooth. Jenny Bryan explains
View ArticleMeasures to improve outcomes through inter-professional working set out by APPG
Opportunities for pharmacists to work more closely with other healthcare professionals to improve patient...
View ArticleDevice that detects atrial fibrillation endorsed by NICE
A device that can detect atrial fibrillation (AF) while blood pressure is being measured, WatchBP Home A...
View ArticleNICE rejects two treatments
A treatment for bladder cancer and a corticosteroid intravitreal implant have been rejected for use...
View ArticlePatients’ needs at centre of NICE guideline on psychosis
Patients’ needs are at the centre of a new National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence clinical guideline...
View ArticleRegistration details released for pharmacy finance scheme
Details of how to register for the Government’s pharmacy finance scheme, which will enable pharmacy contractors...
View ArticleRound we go again
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced that he wants the NHS to be paperless by 2018
View ArticleNo supply of "safer" recreational drugs from pharmacies, says RPS
A suggestion that the least harmful recreational drugs could be supplied through pharmacies has been rejected by the President...
View ArticlePharmacy projects benefit from Health Foundation funding
Three multidisciplinary healthcare projects with core pharmacy involvement have won funding from The Health Foundation as part of its...
View ArticlePrimary care prescribing managed better in Scotland
NHS Scotland has improved the way it manages prescribing in primary care, according to a report issued by Audit Scotland on...
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