Hospital

Do not use paracetamol just to reduce fever, says NICE

22 May 13 | 14.33 | England Wales

Advice on the use of paracetamol and ibuprofen to treat feverish illness in children less than five years of age...
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NICE endorses ranibizumab . . .

22 May 13 | 14.29 | England Wales

Ranibizumab (Lucentis) should be offered as a treatment for sight problems caused by macular oedema...
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. . . but rejects bevacizumab

22 May 13 | 14.27 | England Wales

The NHS should not fund treatment with bevacizumab (Avastin) for advanced ovarian cancer...
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CBT preferred over drug therapy for social anxiety disorder

22 May 13 | 14.07 | England Wales

Adults with social anxiety disorder should only be offered pharmacological treatment (escitalopram or sertraline)...
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Linaclotide launched for IBS with constipation

22 May 13 | 14.03 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

The first medicine specifically for moderate to severe irritable bowel syndrome with constipation has been launched in the UK...
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COPD patients’ CV risk increased with beta-agonists and anticholinergics

21 May 13 | 16.23 | International

The new use of inhaled long-acting bronchodilators — beta-agonists and anticholinergics — is associated with increased cardiovascular risk... more >
Assisted dying supported by UK public, survey indicates

20 May 13 | 19.16 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Assisted dying is supported by 80 per cent of the UK public, with under half (45 per cent) believing it should be necessary to be... more >
Electronic prescribing given boost with £280m fund

20 May 13 | 16.07 | England

A new £280m fund for hospitals, which includes provision to roll out electronic prescribing, has been described as "excellent news"... more >
BMJ safety award for pharmacy-led project

16 May 13 | 15.28 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

A medicines reconciliation project run by a multidisciplinary team at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital...
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Dispensing errors tops Government board agenda

16 May 13 | 15.20 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Decriminalisation of dispensing errors is top of the agenda for the Government board...
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