GLP-1 RAs – where are we now? What have we learned?
Pharmacist Deborah Evans runs a weight-management clinic at Remedi Health in Winchester. She has helped many people to lose weight and improve their health using the GLP-1 receptor […]
Pharmacist Deborah Evans runs a weight-management clinic at Remedi Health in Winchester. She has helped many people to lose weight and improve their health using the GLP-1 receptor […]
Plastic syringes that are widely-used for administration of medications, require lubrication with silicone oil in order to work smoothly. However, silicone oil can migrate into the drug solution […]
The provision of ready-to-administer bevacizumab syringes makes administration safer and quicker but finding a source of suitable syringes remains a challenge, says Dr Philip Chennell (Pharmacy Quality Control […]
Storage of bevacizumab injection solution in cross-linked silicone syringes was associated with less particle formation than when conventional polypropylene syringes were used, according to Dr Philip Chennell (Pharmacy […]
Plastic syringes that are widely-used for administration of medications, require lubrication with silicone oil in order to work smoothly. However, silicone oil can migrate into the drug solution […]
Patients who undergo total hip (THA) and total knee replacement surgery (TKA) can successfully reduce opioid doses before surgery with support from a pharmacy-led intervention, according to a […]
Patients are “crying out” for help with opioid dose reduction according to evidence gathered during the OpioidHALT study and the impressive results have led to funding of $1.5 […]
The results of the OpioidHALT pilot study show that 90% of patients reduced their opioid doses by at least 50% compared with 17% in the control group and […]
The OpioidHALT intervention is tailored to the needs of individual patients and evaluated for safety by a pain specialist. Shared decision-making, with the patient, is an important feature […]
Opioid doses can be successfully reduced by a pharmacy-led intervention, according to a randomised study led by Dr Shania Liu and Dr Jonathan Penm at the University of […]
Neil Powell combines the roles of consultant antimicrobial pharmacist and clinical researcher at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro. In this series of short videos, he describes the […]
The work of a consultant antimicrobial pharmacist involves not only knowing about antimicrobial medicines but also understanding how people and organisations behave and collaborating with others to optimise […]
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