Editorial
Not all NHS waste is wasteful Subscription
Amidst the drive for efficiency in the NHS, medicines waste must not be oversimplified.
Feature
Immune checkpoint inhibitors bring new hope to cancer patientsSubscription
PD-1 and PD-L1 inhibitors induce a higher response rate across a wider range of tumours than other immunotherapies.
Q&A
Medicinal cannabis: time for a comeback?Subscription
The stringent laws on cannabis do no favours for patients, clinicians and researchers.
CPD article
Acute and long-term management of bipolar disorderSubscription
How the latest NICE guidelines affect the recommended treatments for this complex mental health condition.
Careers
Volunteering as a pharmacist in TanzaniaSubscription
Pharmacist Claire Liew spent 18 months volunteering at St Walburg’s hospital in Tanzania with Voluntary Service Overseas. Here, she describes what she learnt — and hints that her adventures abroad might not be over yet.
News
Increased access to naloxone could cut global deaths from opioid overdose, says WHOSubscription
The World Health Organization has issued new guidelines to expand access to naloxone in an effort to reduce the number of deaths caused by overdoses of opioids.
GlaxoSmithKline and Bayer outperform Roche and Johnson & Johnson in corporate transparency studySubscription
Many of the world’s 124 largest publicly listed companies disclose little or no financial details about their operations outside their parent country.
Lloydspharmacy funds pilot project to improve care of patients after discharge from hospitalSubscription
Major bleeding risk higher for dabigatran than for warfarin, study suggestsSubscription
UK drug advisory council warns against limiting duration of methadone therapySubscription
Wales will not have a Cancer Drugs Fund, health minister saysSubscription
UK bill aims to allow off-patent drugs to be licensed for new purposesSubscription
Pharmacy COPD-screening could save the NHS £264mSubscription
Study upholds use of metformin monotherapy for first-line diabetes treatmentSubscription
NHS could save nearly £2bn through waste reduction and improved clinical practice Subscription
News in Brief
Ebola research projects receive £1.34mSubscription
European Medicines Agency head steps down after “procedural error”Subscription
Over one million smokers admitted to hospitals in England in 2010/2011Subscription
Fatal case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy linked to TecfideraSubscription
New bactericidal enzyme solution could help the fight against MRSA infectionSubscription
Biomarker test could help reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribingSubscription
IPCC report calls for action to limit health impacts of climate changeSubscription
Research briefing
Selective COX-2 inhibitors linked to worse outcomes after ischaemic strokeSubscription
Patient’s own glioblastoma cells used to treat tumourSubscription
Role for memantine in treating binge-eating disorderSubscription
Review points to effectiveness of influenza vaccinationSubscription
Micro-costing model used to assess costs of pharmacy serviceSubscription
