Editorial
Access to medicines is a global struggleSubscription
A range of measures can be employed to improve access to medicines in developing countries, but there is no simple solution.
CPD article
Dentine hypersensitivitySubscription
The causes and treatments for a condition that affects six out of ten people at any time.
Careers
Training healthcare professionals from many disciplinesSubscription
Pharmacist Mark Magas lectures students from a wide range of healthcare professions, including paramedics, midwives and nurses.
News
Combination inhaler Anoro Ellipta launched for COPDSubscription
Anoro Ellipta, a novel inhaler containing a long-acting muscarinic receptor antagonist and a selective long-acting beta-2 adrenergic receptor agonist, may find a limited place in therapy.
Patients taking warfarin should self-monitor their coagulation status, says NICESubscription
NICE recommends two point-of-care coagulometers for use by patients – Roche Diagnostic’s CoaguChek XS system and Alere’s INRatio2 PT/INR monitor.
UK considers adding boys to HPV vaccination programmeSubscription
Nepal adopts inactivated polio vaccineSubscription
Patients more likely to stick to using generic rather than brand-name statins, US study suggestsSubscription
NICE puts brakes on its planned overhaul of drugs evaluation processesSubscription
New antibiotic for hospital-acquired pneumonia now available in EuropeSubscription
Scottish Pharmacy Board seeks assurances from UK parties following referendum voteSubscription
Report finds ‘dramatic’ reduction in the number of childhood deaths between 1990 and 2013Subscription
New melanoma treatment approved by NICESubscription
Pharmacists are advised to store Buscopan and baclofen separately to avoid errorsSubscription
Combining a GLP-1 receptor agonist plus insulin proves more effective than other diabetes therapiesSubscription
Off-label macular degeneration therapy has similar safety to costly licensed drug, study finds
News in Brief
Ebola trials fast-tracked in Africa Subscription
UK is a leading country in self-managing medical conditions, research suggestsSubscription
UK pharmacists asked to volunteer in Ebola outbreak
Public health nurses to supply medicines in emergencies, agency proposesSubscription
E-cigarettes unhelpful for cancer patients, study suggestsSubscription
Research briefing
Anticonvulsant lamotrigine could have antibiotic promise, researchers suggestSubscription
Only a quarter of children on ADHD drugs given psychotherapy in the United StatesSubscription
New approach to target antimicrobial resistanceSubscription
Memory slips associated with dementia riskSubscription
Statin use in hospital for haemorrhagic stroke linked to improved survivalSubscription
