Category list : Antimicrobial resistance
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Dame Sally Davies and Keith Ridge urge review of gonorrhoea treatment protocols Subscription
GPs and internet pharmacies that provide access to online prescribing services should review their gonorrhoea treatment protocols to ensure they comply with national recommendations, say chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies and chief pharmaceutical officer Keith Ridge.
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Does nothing ever change? Subscription
I recall when I was at college 50 years ago, we were lectured on the dangers of microbial resistance to antibiotics and, unless care was taken in their use, we would end up in a situation where we would be left with nothing in our arsenal.
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"Designer" antibiotics Subscription
16 September 2014: The Daily Mail reported on antibiotic resistance and a new ‘designer’ form of antibiotic drugs that could reduce the problem. According to the report, “this new style of antibiotic targets the specific strain of bacteria causing the illness, so that the other strains are left unharmed and don’t become resistant”. Speaking to the paper, Royal Pharmaceutical Society spokesman Phil Howard commented: “Gram-negative bacteria which are found in the gut and which ...
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"Stewardship” role for pharmacy in antimicrobial resistance Subscription
The UK Government has launched a five-year strategy to slow the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) that aims to improve understanding around the problem, conserve existing treatments and stimulate the development of new antibiotics and diagnostics.
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‘Encouraging’ reduction in Scottish antibiotic prescribing Subscription
Rates of antibiotic prescribing in Scotland are falling, according to a report from Health Protection Scotland that reveals a 6.5% decrease in antibacterial prescriptions.
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‘World’s largest healthcare incentive scheme’ launched to cut inappropriate antibiotic prescribing Subscription
An incentive scheme to reward hospitals and GP practices that reduce their antibiotic prescribing has been launched by NHS England.
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Clostridium difficile: diagnosis and treatment update Subscription
There are around 12,000 cases of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) each year in the UK and during 1999 to 2007, deaths from CDI peaked at around 4,000 per year. This article summarises diagnosis and management, as well as the current therapeutic options for CDI, including faecal microbiota transplant.
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2014: The Pharmaceutical Journal's news in review Subscription
Looking back at some of the biggest news stories from the past year.
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2015 RPS award winners announced Subscription
The winners of this year’s Royal Pharmaceutical Society Awards were revealed at the annual conference in Birmingham on 13 September 2015.
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2017: Pharmacy's roller-coaster year Subscription
It has been an unsettling 12 months for pharmacy and as 2017 draws to a close there are still a number of unresolved issues hanging over the New Year.
