Considering human factors and developing systems-thinking behaviours to ensure patient safety
Medication errors are too frequently assigned as blame towards a single person. By considering these errors as a system-level failure, healthcare providers can take significant steps towards improving patient safety. (Source: Clinical Pharmacist)
Source: Clinical Pharmacist - February 8, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Chronic pain medication linked to poor cardiometabolic outcomes
Research raises questions about the impact of chronic pain medication on cardiometabolic health (Source: Clinical Pharmacist)
Source: Clinical Pharmacist - February 8, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Optimising the health and wellbeing of older people living with HIV in the United Kingdom
Care for people with HIV has improved, meaning that more people are living with HIV into older age with normal life expectancy. Therefore, there are various challenges and opportunities facing healthcare professionals when providing care to this changing demographic. (Source: Clinical Pharmacist)
Source: Clinical Pharmacist - February 7, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Coarse, as well as fine, particulate matter increases asthma risk in children
Study finds that exposure to coarse particulate matter is significantly associated with an increased relative rate of asthma diagnosis, independent of exposure to fine particulate matter. (Source: Clinical Pharmacist)
Source: Clinical Pharmacist - February 7, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Diagnosis and management of hospital-acquired pneumonia in older adults
Hospital ‑acquired pneumonia increases the length of in-patient hospital stay and is associated with high mortality rates, particularly in older people. Pharmacists and healthcare professionals need to know how to diagnose and manage the condition, and be cognisant of the gaps in the evidence base. (Source: Clinical Pharmacist)
Source: Clinical Pharmacist - February 6, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Model predicts patient response to antidepressant therapy
Researchers have developed a model to help predict the efficacy of antidepressants for patients with major depressive disorder. (Source: Clinical Pharmacist)
Source: Clinical Pharmacist - February 6, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Lack of evidence to support pharmacological prevention of dementia
It is uncertain whether the lack of evidence supporting the use of pharmacological interventions against dementia is because they are not effective or because of poor trial design. (Source: Clinical Pharmacist)
Source: Clinical Pharmacist - February 5, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Methylphenidate use in pregnancy linked to increased congenital cardiac malformation risk
Researchers say the findings could help inform the risk –benefits of treatment with methylphenidate in early pregnancy (Source: Clinical Pharmacist)
Source: Clinical Pharmacist - February 2, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Warfarin use associated with lower incidence of cancer in people aged 50 or older
A Norwegian cohort study finds that warfarin has broad anticancer potential, which could have implications for medication choice for patients needing anticoagulation (Source: Clinical Pharmacist)
Source: Clinical Pharmacist - January 26, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Evidence for prenatal vitamin D supplementation too weak to make recommendations
A review of data from 43 trials suggests that prenatal vitamin D has positive neonatal outcomes, but the current evidence base does not cover all aspects of outcomes and safety (Source: Clinical Pharmacist)
Source: Clinical Pharmacist - January 25, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Proton pump inhibitor lansoprazole might be effective against tuberculosis
Research published in PLoS Medicine recommends further exploration of the drug to test the findings. (Source: Clinical Pharmacist)
Source: Clinical Pharmacist - January 24, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Proton-pump inhibitor lansoprazole might be effective against tuberculosis
Research published in PLoS Medicine recommends further exploration of the drug to test the findings. (Source: Clinical Pharmacist)
Source: Clinical Pharmacist - January 24, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Naloxone nasal spray shows potential for opioid-overdose reversal
A study of nasally administered opioid antagonist, naloxone, has shown promising results (Source: Clinical Pharmacist)
Source: Clinical Pharmacist - January 23, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
HPV infection increases risk of reinfection, study finds
A study published in PNAS has shown that human papillomavirus vaccination does not protect against reinfection. (Source: Clinical Pharmacist)
Source: Clinical Pharmacist - January 22, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Pharmacomechanical therapy does not lower long-term risks in DVT
A study in The New England Journal of Medicine has shown no significant difference in results following pharmacomechanical therapy for deep-vein thrombosis (Source: Clinical Pharmacist)
Source: Clinical Pharmacist - January 19, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
