Editorial
The incentive is now there for GPs to employ clinical pharmacists Subscription
GP surgeries in England must work together to bid for new funding that would enable clinical pharmacists to join their teams.
Feature
Tracking down the optimum dose of exerciseSubscription
Prescribing physical activity could soon become as routine as prescribing drugs, and at least as beneficial.
Comment
NICE’s assessment process is stifling pharmaceutical innovationSubscription
The way new medicines are assessed should be reformed to provide patients with the best treatments and stimulate research and innovation in the UK.
Learning article
Patient consent in the UKSubscription
A ruling by the UK Supreme Court means patients must be given information tailored to their own needs before consent is obtained.
Careers
Providing specialist mental health support to an acute trustSubscription
Improved outcomes for mental health patients, including reduced length of hospital stay, is a major aim of a new pharmacist role in Wigan.
News
Researchers suggest indefinite anticoagulation for patients with unprovoked pulmonary embolismSubscription
Research into the benefits of warfarin for patients who have suffered a blockage in a lung artery suggest that the anticoagulant should be administered indefinitely.
Prescription items dispensed in England rise by 3% in 2014Subscription
The number of prescription items dispensed in the community in England increased by 3.3% between 2013 and 2014 and by 55.2% in the past ten years.
Gene therapy improves lung function in cystic fibrosis patientsSubscription
Psychiatric drugs can affect moral decisions about willingness to harmSubscription
US court backs Oklahoma to use sedative in executionsSubscription
Narcolepsy link to GSK’s influenza vaccineSubscription
Study finds favour in self-monitoring for patients on oral anticoagulantsSubscription
News in Brief
Walgreen Boots Alliance sees earnings rise by nearly 40%Subscription
Drug and medical device companies paid US doctors and hospitals US$6.5bn in 2014Subscription
Government confirms £8bn for NHS in budgetSubscription
FDA approves new heart failure combination therapySubscription
Cystic fibrosis therapy approved by US Food and Drug AdministrationSubscription
NHS England launches £15m pilot to employ pharmacists in GP practicesSubscription
Progress in Millennium Development Goals has led to dramatic health gains, says UNSubscription
Research briefing
Genetic validation of drug targets improves chance of successSubscription
Use of antibiotics in young children may disrupt gut microbiomeSubscription
St John’s Wort has similar side effect profile to fluoxetineSubscription
Methotrexate identified as potential treatment for blood cancersSubscription
Long-acting drugs lead to better outcomes for schizophrenicsSubscription
