Category list : Research and evaluation
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Pharmacogenetic testing in community pharmacy could improve drug selection and cut adverse reactions, study finds Subscription
Pharmacogenetic testing could improve drug or dose selection for a fifth of patients prescribed one of 56 common medicines, research has found.
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Critically ill COVID-19 patients unlikely to benefit from convalescent plasma, early results from UK trial show
Convalescent plasma has no benefit for patients with COVID-19 who are severely ill and in intensive care, according to early findings from the ‘Randomised, Embedded, Multifactorial, Adaptive Platform trial for Community-Acquired Pneumonia’ trial.
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Taking the P: why the founder of P-values would be turning in his grave Subscription
How P-values are used today has gradually morphed further and further from their intended use and scientists are now questioning the prominence they are given when interpreting clinical trial data.
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Top five research articles of 2020
Despite the challenges of 2020, The Pharmaceutical Journal has continued to publish high-quality peer-reviewed research.
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Pharmacist-led feedback for prescribers cuts errors in hospital, study suggests Subscription
A pharmacist-led feedback intervention, aimed at supporting prescribers, resulted in a significant reduction in prescribing errors in hospital, a study has found.
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Not enough evidence for use of vitamin D in prevention or treatment of COVID-19, NICE rapid guidance concludes
There is not enough evidence to support taking vitamin D solely to prevent or treat COVID-19, according to rapid guidance published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
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Our team of pharmacist researchers published more than 50 COVID-19 papers during the pandemic
A lack of medical evidence early on in the pandemic put pharmacists in a difficult position, so pharmacist researchers across the world teamed up to remedy it, with great success.
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Dilemma: when a line manager takes credit for your work Subscription
Four pharmacy professionals give their opinions on how to deal with a potentially plagiarising boss.
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Consistent use of statins linked to reduced risk of cancer death Subscription
Women who take cholesterol-lowering medicines, who are subsequently diagnosed with breast cancer, colorectal cancer or melanoma, are less likely to die from their cancer if they adhere to their cholesterol medicines, research published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology has suggested.
