AMR and the importance of finding new ways to prevent and treat infections
Jim O’Neill, chair of the UK Government’s Review on Antimicrobial Resistance, has today called for vaccines and alternative approaches to…
Pharmacy/Drugs
How much is polypharmacy a necessary evil?
A few years ago, I and some GP colleagues – Tony Avery from Nottingham University, and Rupert Payne from Cambridge…
When depression drugs stop working
For all sorts of reasons, people who have been taking medication for depression (or related conditions including anxiety and OCD)…
How can pharmacists fight antibiotic resistance?
Antibiotic resistance occurs when medicines are no longer effective in treating bacterial infections. This is potentially catastrophic, as much of…
Medical cannabis: snake oil or health solution?
Spend a bit of time browsing the internet for information about health conditions and you’ll eventually run across pages claiming…
A drug you don’t want
I want to introduce you to a new drug. You may want to use it, indeed many people across the…
Popping pills, doing drugs: the nurse’s drug round
Drugs to alleviate symptoms; drugs to prolong life; drugs to counteract side effects of other drugs. Doctors’ prescribing powers in…
More NHS homeopathy, not less
The debate about whether homeopathy should be available on the NHS invariably sees the opposing sides citing numerous research papers…
Breath tests for life
Heart transplant rejection Last year there were 145 heart transplant operations carried out in the UK, which is a life-saving…
The Story of Your Hangover – Paracetamol
The morning after the night before. Before you even open your eyes you can feel the familiar throbbing behind one eye…