Category list : General sales list medicines
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The man who discovered ibuprofen Subscription
Ibuprofen is one of the world’s best selling anti-inflammatory painkillers. Its pioneer, Stewart Adams, now 92 years old, tells Julia Robinson about how and why his discovery came to fruition.
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Reclassifying emergency hormonal contraception levonorgestrel from a pharmacy to general sale medicine is not the answer Subscription
Instead of making levonorgestrel available to purchase in any retail outlet without medical advice, it would be better to improve emergency hormonal contraception consultations, lower the price of the medicine and make it more easily accessible via national patient group directions.
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Oxygen therapy: emergency use and long term treatment Subscription
Emergency oxygen treatment is used two million times a year by ambulance services, and almost one in five hospital patients in the UK are being treated with oxygen at any one time.
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Non-pharmacy retailers ignore selling guidelines for paracetamol and aspirin, study shows Subscription
Secret shopper study reveals more than half of retailers sold more than the recommended quantity of paracetamol or aspirin in one transaction.
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No guarantee of quality with unlicensed vitamin D products Subscription
Colin Michie’s article on the risks of vitamin D self supplementation makes many useful points, including the risks associated with excess vitamin D (Clinical Pharmacist, 2016;8:131). But there is one major issue that was not highlighted: the vast majority of vitamin D products sold through pharmacies and elsewhere ...
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How to reduce the risks associated with vitamin D self-supplementation Subscription
As the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency rises, the popularity of self-medicating with vitamin D supplements is growing. However, there is potential for overdosing and harm.
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Heartburn drug esomeprazole is first proton pump inhibitor to be sold outside pharmacies in the UK Subscription
Nexium Control has become the first proton pump inhibitor in the UK to be made available in corner shops and supermarkets, following its reclassification to a general sales list medicine.
