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UK Medicines Information summarises the evidence for this frequently asked question.
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Are probiotics useful for preventing and treating C difficile diarrhoea?
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Risk management forms a major part of most, if not all, pharmacists’ jobs — through supporting patients with their medicines
Question from practice: Advising on breast cancer prevention
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Q. I’ve been reading about Angelina Jolie and Kirstie Allsopp’s sister in the news and in magazines. My aunt is being treated for breast cancer right now. Should I be worried? A mastectomy seems really drastic but I don’t suppose there are other options?
Advice for pregnant women on getting vaccinated against whooping cough
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A BNF case study highlights the current programme for pertussis vaccination in pregnancy
Let’s recap on gliptin DPP-4 inhibitors
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In the latest article in our recap series, Carina Livingstone and Duncan Livingstone look at the counselling needed with “gliptins”
Managing pneumocystis pneumonia
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A report of a complex case: pneumocystis jirovecii infection in an HIV patient
How to obtain NHS approval for research
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Pharmacists are encouraged to undertake practice research. This article provides an overview of the NHS research approval process
Do selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors increase the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding?
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UK Medicines Information summarises the evidence for this frequently asked question.
Answering questions on herbal products from patients with diabetes
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The Pharmaceutical Press Editorial Team discusses the use of herbal products in patients with diabetes, and highlights some issues to consider regarding quality and safety
Question from practice: Management of hypochlorhydria
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Q. I’m looking for something called betaine hydrochloride. I hear it can help people with low stomach acid and I think that’s what I’ve got. I stopped taking lansoprazole a while ago and now just take an antacid when I get heartburn. But when I do so, my indigestion symptoms get worse. Do you know anything about it?
