England

BNF updates include TB dose changes

23 May 13 | 13.46 | England Scotland Wales

The doses of rifampicin and ethambutol in the treatment regimen for tuberculosis have been increased in this month’s BNF... more >
NHS managers rate quality of NHS leadership as poor

23 May 13 | 13.31 | England

Forty per cent of NHS trust managers and clinical leaders think the quality of leadership in the health service overall is poor or very poor... more >
Your RPS & Gazette (25 May 2013)

23 May 13 | 12.04 | England Scotland Wales

A breakdown of what this week's Your RPS and Gazette sections have to offer
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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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Workforce update — pharmacy technicians on the Register in 2012

22 May 13 | 14.26 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Liz Seston and Karen Hassell provide a brief summary of the composition of Part 2 of the General Pharmaceutical Council Register (pharmacy technicians) in July 2011 more >
Workforce update — joiners, leavers and pharmacists on the 2011 Register

22 May 13 | 14.16 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Liz Seston and Karen Hassell provide a brief summary of the composition of Part 1 of the General Pharmaceutical Council Register in November 2011
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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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