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Opioid doses can be successfully reduced by a pharmacy-led intervention, according to a randomised study led by Dr Shania Liu and Dr Jonathan Penm at the University of… read more.
Opioid doses can be successfully reduced by a pharmacy-led intervention, according to a randomised study led by Dr Shania Liu and Dr Jonathan Penm at the University of… read more.
Nearly half of counties in the United States have at least one ‘pharmacy desert’ where there is no retail pharmacy within 10 miles, according to a new study… read more.
Up to 74% of adults with treatment-resistant high blood pressure were able to get their blood pressure below 140/90 mm HG within one year through a program combining… read more.
Paul Rutter is Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Portsmouth University and the author of a best-selling textbook on symptoms, diagnosis and treatment in community pharmacy. His new book… read more.
The introduction of clinical reasoning and diagnosis as routine elements of community pharmacy practice will present a number of challenges and could pave the way for closer working… read more.
A new scientific review of 148 studies enrolling over 4.3 million adult chronic pain patients treated with prescription opioid painkillers has found that nearly one in ten patients… read more.
Clinical reasoning skills are essential for effective consultations that lead to likely diagnoses and appropriate treatment or referral, argues Paul Rutter, Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Portsmouth University… read more.
Paul Rutter is Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Portsmouth University and the author of a best-selling textbook on symptoms, diagnosis and treatment in community pharmacy. His new book… read more.
Research led by the University of Southampton has found that medications play an important role in improving the quality of life of people with ADHD, but the authors… read more.
Ensuring older hospital patients receive specialised medication management could reduce their stay in hospital and potentially lower their risk of death, according to new research conducted by Flinders… read more.
Millions of Americans take anticoagulants, commonly known as blood thinners. These medications work to prevent blood clots that cause heart attack and stroke. More than two-thirds of those people… read more.
Osteoarthritis affects 600 million people worldwide, making it a leading cause of disability. With no disease-modifying treatments available or on the horizon, oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are… read more.
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