Editorial
Access to Medical Treatments (Innovation) Bill will not serve healthcare professionalsSubscription
A bill claiming to help medical practitioners access innovative treatments has healthcare professions scratching their heads — because it wasn’t needed in the first place.
Meningitis B vaccine: basing decisions on evidence not emotionsSubscription
Public opinion should be listened to when it comes to healthcare policies, but must not influence methodological, evidence-based decision making.
Comment
Government cuts to community pharmacy: the perspective of grassroots pharmacistsSubscription
How should pharmacy respond to major funding cuts for community pharmacy? Community pharmacists and pharmacy owners give their views.
Government cuts to community pharmacy: the perspective of leaders
How should pharmacy respond to major funding cuts for community pharmacy? Leaders from pharmacy organisations and primary care share their views.
Sex bias in drug research: a call for changeSubscription
Because medical and drug research is conducted mainly on men, there can be dangerous consequences for women who receive the same treatment.
Q&A
Q&A: Heidi Alexander — how do you solve a problem like a financially crippled NHS?Subscription
Heidi Alexander discusses her concerns about the UK government’s current health plans and explains why she wants to start a public debate about how to fund a health and care service for the 21st century.
Learning article
How to make an oral case presentation to healthcare colleaguesSubscription
The content and delivery of a patient case for education and evidence-based care discussions in clinical practice.
How to give and receive constructive feedbackSubscription
The importance of feedback and how to deliver it in a clinical environment.
Careers
The man who discovered ibuprofenSubscription
Ibuprofen is one of the world’s best selling anti-inflammatory painkillers. Its pioneer, Stewart Adams, now 92 years old, tells Julia Robinson about how and why his discovery came to fruition.
News
Paracetamol ineffective in treating osteoarthritis, meta-analysis findsSubscription
Paracetamol is not clinically effective for alleviating pain and improving physical function in patients with osteoarthritis, the largest analysis of randomised trials of analgesics for osteoarthritis published to date has found.
Sugar tax to be imposed on companies that produce soft drinks from 2018Subscription
A levy on soft drinks companies marketing products with added sugar will be come into effect from April 2018, UK chancellor George Osborne announced in the budget on 16 March 2016
Department of Health extends consultation period for community pharmacy proposalsSubscription
Use of antidepressants in children soars by 50% in the UKSubscription
New research suggests female libido drug offers ‘marginal’ benefitsSubscription
The future of pharmacy will not be defined by cuts, says BurtSubscription
Errors in ‘hub-and-spoke’ dispensing could see risk of liability at both ends of the network, conference hearsSubscription
Worsening migraines in women using HRT indicate increased risk of strokeSubscription
MPs debate ‘perverse’ community pharmacy proposalsSubscription
Reminder letters sent to GP practices cut antibiotic prescribing by 3.3%Subscription
Petition set up to target prime minister over pharmacy cuts, as PSNC warns against strikesSubscription
Study finds link between proton pump inhibitors and dementiaSubscription
Details published of how pharmacies in Europe will prevent falsified medicines getting into the supply chainSubscription
News in Brief
Call on government to develop self-care strategy to aid NHSSubscription
‘World’s largest healthcare incentive scheme’ launched to cut inappropriate antibiotic prescribingSubscription
EMA reviews safety of blood cancer drug idelalisibSubscription
Legal protection for whistleblowers over hospital errors to be introduced in EnglandSubscription
Pharmacy staff fear plans to slash pharmacy budget will trigger staff cuts and service reductionsSubscription
Pharmacy regulator confirms that it is still seeking surveillance powersSubscription
New public health campaign targets middle-aged adultsSubscription
EMA launches Priority Medicines SchemeSubscription
Welsh government puts up £750,000 to support pharmacy minor ailments serviceSubscription
Preregistration tutors should be held to account to ensure pharmacists meet performance standardsSubscription
Dieticians join ranks of prescribersSubscription
Nivolumab recommended for advanced kidney cancer by European Medicines AgencySubscription
Engagement is vital for switching more medicines from prescription-only to over-the-counter, says UK regulatorSubscription
Welsh government announces plans for clinical pharmacist development programmeSubscription
Correspondence
Raising awareness as new Psychoactive Substances Act about to come into forceSubscription
Meldonium, the drug that shook tennis and the sporting worldSubscription
Why I decided to approach my MP regarding community pharmacy funding cutsSubscription
Code of practice for pharmaSubscription
Misleading advertising from PfizerSubscription
