Brian Curwain
Dr B. P. Curwain, MRPharmS
Recent stories
Real respect for patients is having respect for their morals, despite your ownSubscription
I was very pleased to see the article ‘Refusing to supply emergency hormonal contraception undermines our profession — no pharmacist should do it’, by Cathy Cooke in the March 2020 issue of The Pharmaceutica
Patients’ ethical framework should take precedenceSubscription
I note there is concern over the proposed changes in the conscience clause suggested by the General Pharmaceutical Council (The Pharmaceutical Journal online, 22 December 201
Serious side effect with quinolone antibioticsSubscription
A few weeks ago, I found myself in touch with a woman who was clearly unwell, with a lot of intractable peripheral pain, unable to work and unable to live a normal life. The symptoms had been of sudden onset and she associated them with a course of ciprofloxacin that she had been prescribed. The episode began 30 months before and, at the time of writing, is ongoing, with no signs of improvement. I had never heard of such an effect of ciprofloxacin and was initially somewhat sceptical. It was
New alcohol guidelines are not realisticSubscription
Foods that cause blood glucose spikeSubscription
Using licensed productsSubscription
Water intake affects uric acid excretionSubscription
E-cigarettes: proceed with cautionSubscription
Decriminalisation will change the way we workSubscription
