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MHRA warns of software fault in blood glucose meter

8 May 13 | 12.53 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

A warning has been issued about a software fault in a blood glucose meter that could give people with diabetes...
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Pharmacists can help to get patients with coeliac disease diagnosed

8 May 13 | 11.48 | England Scotland Wales

Next week is “Gut feeling week” and GPs and community pharmacists are encouraged to advise suitable patients to be tested for coeliac disease. Tony Cartwright explains more >
Chlamydia awareness — educating high school students about the risks

8 May 13 | 11.36 | England

David G. Allison and Rebecca Lee describe a workshop that was developed and delivered to year 11 high school pupils on chlamydia infections and how to lower the risk of catching it more >
Extended stability for parenteral drugs, 5th edition (Book review)

7 May 13 | 17.57 | England

‘Extended stability for parenteral drugs, 5th edition’, by Caryn Dellamorte Bing and Anna Nowobilski-Vasilios. Pp xiv+326. Price $149. Maryland: American S ociety of Health-System Pharmacists; 2013. ISBN 978 1 58528 340 8 more >
Nalmefene launched to help reduce alcohol consumption

7 May 13 | 17.55 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

A new medicine, nalmefene, has been launched for the treatment of alcohol dependence . . .
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Switch dynamics: a practical approach to switching medicines for self care (Book review)

7 May 13 | 17.55 | England

‘Switch dynamics: a practical approach to switching medicines for self care’, by Anna Maxwell. Pp 160. Price £39. Weybridge: Fizz Marketing Ltd; 2013. ISBN 978 0 9575372 0 0 more >
The quest for the cure: the science and stories behind the next generation of medicines (Book review)

7 May 13 | 17.53 | England

‘The quest for the cure: the science and stories behind the next generation of medicines’, by Brent Stockwell. Pp 424. Price £15. Chichester: Columbia University Press; 2013. ISBN-10: 0231152132 more >
Society past-President David Coleman dies aged 73

7 May 13 | 14.51 | England Scotland Wales

David Coleman, who was President of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain from 1991 to 1993...
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NHS 111 service deemed "unacceptable" in some areas

7 May 13 | 11.34 | England

Some providers of the NHS 111 non-emergency phoneline in England have been delivering an "an unacceptable service"...
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Advise patients of perampanel’s effect on contraceptives choice

7 May 13 | 11.31 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Pharmacists should ensure that women with epilepsy who are prescribed higher doses of perampanel (Fycompa)...
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MHRA warns of software fault in blood glucose meter

Pharmacists can help to get patients with coeliac disease diagnosed

Chlamydia awareness — educating high school students about the risks

Extended stability for parenteral drugs, 5th edition (Book review)

Nalmefene launched to help reduce alcohol consumption

Switch dynamics: a practical approach to switching medicines for self care (Book review)

The quest for the cure: the science and stories behind the next generation of medicines (Book review)

Society past-President David Coleman dies aged 73

NHS 111 service deemed "unacceptable" in some areas

Advise patients of perampanel’s effect on contraceptives choice

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