Fluoroquinolone prescribing in Wales reduced by over one-third over 12 months
According to the All-Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre report, the most common fluoroquinolone prescribed in Wales was ciprofloxacin, followed by...
Health news round-up: new cancer drugs, pharmacogenomics, and whether GLP-1s cause erectile dysfunction
Our weekly summary of the important developments in pharmacy and health news you may have missed....
Paxlovid speeds COVID-19 recovery but does not reduce hospital admissions
Across two trials, more than 4,000 patients were randomised to receive usual care or Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir and ritonavir; Pfizer) within...
Creating ‘pharmacist personas as a practical tool for navigating a system in flux
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Proposed standards for responsible and superintendent pharmacists ‘risk patient safety’
The Pharmacists Defence Association has called for the proposed standards to ldquo;explicitly prohibit the use of authorisation to facilitate remote...
The long road to replacing animals in pharmaceutical research
Researchers, regulators and industry are working to develop and implement alternatives to animal testing as part of a new government...