Category list : Research and evaluation
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Pharmacists have good understanding of biosimilars but concerns over switching, study results show Subscription
UK pharmacists have a high level of understanding of biosimilars but have concerns about the safety and efficacy of switching patients to the drugs, research has shown.
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'Like a hug from everyone who loves you' — how MDMA could help patients with trauma Subscription
When combined with intensive psychotherapy sessions, MDMA — commonly known as ecstasy — has elicited impressive results in phase II trials and a global phase III study is just beginning.
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Semaglutide reduces cardiovascular risk across risk subgroups Subscription
GLP-1 agonist semaglutide significantly decreases risk of cardiovascular events and death across different risk groups of patients with type 2 diabetes, secondary analysis of clinical trial data has found.
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Lifestyle interventions reduce need for antihypertensive medication in overweight people Subscription
Researchers found that assigning overweight patients to the DASH diet and a behavioural weight management programme cut the number of patients eligible for antihypertensive medication
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Study results do not support widespread use of statins in old and very old populations Subscription
Statins do not prevent the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) in people without diabetes aged 75 years and over, according to a study published in the BMJ.
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Benzodiazepines linked to risk of Alzheimer’s disease Subscription
Although data showed benzodiazepine and Z drug use was linked to only a 6% increase in the odds of developing Alzheimer’s disease, researchers say their prescribing should be avoided if possible.
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Researchers find that e-cigarette fluid becomes more toxic during vaping Subscription
Vaping fluid becomes more toxic to cells after it has gone through the vaping process, study results show.
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NICE guidelines on antidepressant withdrawal in ‘urgent need of correction’, say researchers
More than half of antidepressant users experience withdrawal, with the majority of these describing their withdrawal as ‘moderate’ or ‘severe’, according to results of a systematic literature review of 23 studies.
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Antibiotics 'do not cut hospitalisation risk' in children with respiratory infections Subscription
Analysis of children presenting in primary care has found that delaying or withholding antibiotics is the most appropriate way of treating suspected respiratory tract infections.
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People with dementia less likely to receive oral anticoagulants despite stroke risk Subscription
People with atrial fibrillation who have dementia are less likely to receive oral anticoagulants (OACs) than those without cognitive impairment, research has shown.
