4+ hour, 32+ min ago  (759+ words) In this monthly round-up, we review the latest clinical research from high-impact medical journals and draw out the findings most relevant to primary care and community pharmacy. Cahal Mc Quillan reports. European researchers have compiled some of the strongest evidence…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (745+ words) Most food-induced anaphylaxis deaths in children were attributed to airway and breathing problems and could have been prevented if adrenaline treatment was delivered in time, new studies find. Two studies, published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy and conducted by researchers from…...

23+ hour, 8+ min ago  (686+ words) Almost 6, 500 children and young people with severe obesity have been treated in specialist NHS weight-loss clinics, new data shows. Figures presented at this week's European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul revealed that 6, 497 children aged 17 and under have been treated at…...

1+ day, 27+ min ago  (559+ words) Weekly injections of the weight loss drug, semaglutide, significantly reduced alcohol consumption in patients with both alcohol use disorder and comorbid obesity in a new study. The placebo-controlled trial, published in The Lancet and conducted by researchers in Denmark and…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (413+ words) Obesity drugs have replaced oncology as the highest value area in drug development, a report from accountancy firm Deloitte has found. The Measuring the return from pharmaceutical innovation report, published last week, said that glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic…...

2+ day, 11+ min ago  (422+ words) Improved early warning systems are needed to reduce medicines supply risks, as pharmacy teams spend more than two hours a day searching for stock, a report finds. The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) report, "Building a resilient medicines…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (468+ words) The national standards on how pharmacy teams and IT suppliers process pharmacy nominations have been updated, reducing the risk of "patient ping pong" between pharmacies. Updated guidance from NHS England sets out the standards that dispensers, prescribers and third-party services…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1668+ words) Respiratory allergies are among the most prevalent chronic conditions in the UK, affecting an estimated 26% of adults. As demand on specialist allergy services grows, community and practice pharmacists are increasingly well placed to support diagnosis, guide patients through treatment options,…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (499+ words) Officials have seized more than 65, 000 doses of illegal hair-loss products over the last five years, new Freedom of Information (FOI) data from the UK medicines watchdog shows. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) figures show that 65, 194 individual doses of…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (301+ words) Health and wellness retailer Holland & Barrett has announced a new partnership with online pharmacy Phlo to provide clinically-led weight management support. The partnership will see Phlo's clinical weight management services signposted across Holland & Barrett stores and online to offer customers…...