Category list : Non-prescription medicines
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Medication in contemporary music: what precisely are our patients listening to? Subscription
Contrary to popular belief, modern music often references legitimate medications, as well as illegal substances — understanding societal beliefs around drugs can help us help our patients.
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Case-based learning: sore throat Subscription
Most sore throats are caused by viral infections and get better within a week through self-care. However, it is important to recognise when a sore throat is a symptom of a more serious illness.
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Over a quarter of patients put health at risk by ignoring medication advice from pharmacists, warns NPA Subscription
Patients are putting their health at risk by ignoring pharmacists’ advice when taking common medicines, the National Pharmacy Association has warned.
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Viability of community pharmacies threatened by prescribing cuts, owners say Subscription
Pharmacy owners have warned that the “financial viability” of community pharmacies is at risk as an NHS crackdown on prescriptions for cheap over-the-counter (OTC) drugs begins to bite.
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Breakdown of the OTC medicines market in Britain Subscription
The over-the-counter medicines market grew by almost 1% in 2017 to reach £2.56bn. Although pain relief remains the highest value category group, the most growth was seen in eye care and gastrointestinal products.
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Amazonising pharmacy — reality or just a rumour? Subscription
If the headlines are to be believed, the online commerce company Amazon is setting its sights on the US pharmacy market, and entry to the UK market could follow.
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Patients with minor ailments should be given 'recommendation prescriptions'
A “recommendation prescription” should be given to patients with minor ailments, the Proprietary Association of Great Britain (PAGB) has said. The prescriptions would suggest appropriate over-the-counter (OTC) treatments and include self-care advice for people with minor, self-treatable conditions.
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Some protections for vulnerable patients as NHS England rules out routine prescribing of common OTC products Subscription
Guidance approved by the NHS will restrict over-the-counter prescriptions for 35 minor health conditions, with some exemptions for those less able to manage self-care.
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2017: the year in pharmacy Subscription
Against a backdrop of political inertia caused by a surprise general election and protracted Brexit negotiations, pharmacy has been grappling with some major issues of its own, including supervision of medicines’ supply, professional revalidation and decriminalisation of dispensing errors (see 2017: ...
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Prescribing cuts could lead to health inequalities, pharmacy bodies warn
Restricting access to over-the-counter medicines could lead to significant health inequalities, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry and National Pharmacy Association have all agreed.
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A strong base: the importance of foot health
Healthcare professionals are beginning to recognise the importance of keeping our feet in good working order, but does more need to be done to communicate this message to the public? Find out in this feature produced in partnership with RB.
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Identifying common foot conditions
Patients visit their pharmacy to seek advice on a variety of conditions affecting their feet. This visual guide for pharmacists and their teams illustrates some common foot conditions, and describes their key features, causes and treatment. Produced in partnership with RB.
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Reclassifying erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil as a P medicine not such a huge leap Subscription
Allowing pharmacists to sell sildenafil would offer men a convenient, safe, and perhaps less intimidating, channel for seeking professional advice and treatment for erectile dysfunction.
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A breakdown of the over-the-counter medicines market in Britain in 2016 Subscription
The over-the-counter medicines market grew by 2.3% during 2016 to reach £2.62bn.
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MHRA recommends that sildenafil is made available over the counter in the UK
Sildenafil — the prescription-only medicine branded as Viagra for the treatment of erectile dysfunction — could become a pharmacy (P) medicine if government proposals go ahead.
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Pharmacists in New Zealand can now prescribe the oral contraception pill to women Subscription
We have come a long way from the early days of the oral contraceptive pill, where the doctor would only prescribe it to women who were married, and then told them soon after that it was time to stop it and have babies. But in most countries we have not come far enough.
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Changes to pharmacy supervision laws ‘will not be easy’, says chair of rebalancing board
Plans to change the law around pharmacy supervision “will not be easy”, especially in England, the chair of the government-appointed board set up to push through the reforms has warned.
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New Zealand pharmacists will soon be able to dispense OTC oral contraception
Pharmacists in New Zealand will soon be able to dispense certain types of oral contraceptive to women without a prescription.
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Inappropriate piece about increasing OTC sales Subscription
I am concerned about one of your recent articles, particularly the headline ‘How pharmacists can boost sales of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines’ (Pharmaceutical Journal online, 9 January 2016).
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Increased duration of OTC painkiller use increases risk of hearing loss
Researchers say their findings suggest that a “significant proportion” of hearing loss is owed to paracetamol or NSAID-related ototoxicity.
