NAO Brexit Report Warns Of Medicine Supply Risk
Medicines coming into the country from the EU after Brexit could be delayed if the UK leaves the union without a deal on 31 October,…
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Pharmacists Recruited For Care Homes To Prevent “Over-Medication”
An army of experts have been recruited by NHS England to help prevent care home residents being given too many medicines as part of a…
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Positive Results From Alzheimer’s Drug In Phase 1 Clinical Trial Extension
The pharmaceutical company Biogen has today announced the results of an extended phase 1b clinical trial of the potential Alzheimer’s disease drug, aducanumab. Results from…
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New Report Reveals How Public Can Help Save Modern Medicine
Adapted from I. Holanec, ‘What you need to know about antibiotic resistance’, p12, IFoA Longevity Bulletin Issue 08, May 2016 A new report by the…
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A Presentation Warning On Hyperpolypharmacy At The Royal College Of Gps Annual Conference Found That On Average Over 75’s Were On 6.17 Prescriptions
A poster at last week’s RCGP annual conference highlighted the danger of hyperpolypharmacy, the use of ten or more medications, in the population aged over…
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