Category list : Clinical research
Sort by: Newest first Oldest first A-Z Z-A
-
Everything you need to know about the COVID-19 therapy trials
Researchers around the world are working at record speed to find the best ways to treat and prevent COVID-19, from investigating the possibility of repurposing existing drugs to searching for novel therapies against the virus.
-
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.
-
Top five research articles of 2020
Despite the challenges of 2020, The Pharmaceutical Journal has continued to publish high-quality peer-reviewed research.
-
Azithromycin has no benefit for patients with severe COVID-19, RECOVERY trial data suggest
The antibiotic azithromycin has no meaningful clinical benefit for patients who are hospitalised with severe COVID-19, a preliminary analysis of data from the Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy trial has found.
-
Inhaled corticosteroid added to COVID-19 PRINCIPLE trial
Budesonide, an inhaled corticosteroid, is the latest drug to be investigated as a treatment for COVID-19 patients who are not in hospital.
-
When I hit a wall in my pharmacy career, clinical research was a lifeline
When hospital pharmacist Adam Sutherland felt his career had reached a dead end, research offered him exciting new opportunities.
-
'I have developed good working relationships with my patients beyond their diagnosis' – a day in the life of a renal pharmacist Subscription
With the support of his manager and the renal department, Aaron Acquaye is constantly striving to develop his clinical knowledge and skills.
-
Researchers to study impact of adalimumab as a treatment for COVID-19 in care homes
Researchers have launched a study into the effectiveness of adalimumab as a treatment for COVID-19 patients in care homes.
-
Pharmacist brought in to encourage BAME recruitment to major UK COVID-19 clinical trial
A pharmacist has been brought in to strengthen recruitment of black, Asian and minority ethnic patients to one of the major UK-based COVID-19 trials.
-
Beyond antibiotics: harnessing bacteria’s natural predators Subscription
With antibiotic resistance set to cost 10 million lives per year by 2050, there is a renaissance of interest in the potential of bacteriophages to be the next generation of bacteria killers.
