Bedside manner: not just for doctors any more*
Pharmacists’ unique role in healthcare is vital for proper communication, exchange of information, trust and respect among other healthcare professionals and patients; forming what is referred to as a Triad Relationship (Source: Pharmacy Europe)
Source: Pharmacy Europe - October 16, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: ebercott Tags: Featured Articles Source Type: news
Issues in stability of drugs for infusion
The need to have real stability data for drugs, and especially anticancer drugs in 'in-use' situations is critical (Source: Pharmacy Europe)
Source: Pharmacy Europe - October 16, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: ebercott Tags: Featured Articles Source Type: news
Belgian experiences with drug shortages
Drug shortages remain a time-consuming issue for (Belgian) hospital pharmacists, however as long as pharmacists find good alternative treatments, clinical impact on patients seems minimal (Source: Pharmacy Europe)
Source: Pharmacy Europe - October 16, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: ebercott Tags: Featured Articles Source Type: news
First investigational medicine to show positive study results in both primary progressive and relapsing MS
Ocrelizumab, first and only treatment to show positive results in primary progressive MS Phase III clinical study, where all previous Phase III studies with MS medications have been negative (Source: Pharmacy Europe)
Source: Pharmacy Europe - October 9, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Annabel De Coster Tags: *** Editor's Pick Clinical trials Practical therapeutics Neurology Patient care ECTRIMS Latest News neurodegenerative disorder Ocrelizumab OPERA I OPERA II ORATORIO ppms rms Source Type: news
New global report details trend in advanced roles for pharmacists
The first ever international overview of the extent of the advanced and specialised roles that pharmacists are undertaking was presented at the World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Source: Pharmacy Europe)
Source: Pharmacy Europe - October 2, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Annabel De Coster Tags: *** Editor's Pick European Conferences and Symposia advanced practice fip FIPEd Latest News specialist pharmacists World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Source Type: news
Latest global workforce intelligence report shows increase in pharmacist numbers
The number of pharmacists per 10,000 population has grown around the world, according to a new report from the International Pharmaceutical Federation Education Initiative (FIPEd) (Source: Pharmacy Europe)
Source: Pharmacy Europe - September 30, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Annabel De Coster Tags: *** Editor's Pick Association News European Conferences and Symposia Policy & practice fip FIPEd Latest News pharmacy workforce Source Type: news
Oral OTEZLA® receives negative NICE recommendation for adults with chronic plaque psoriasis
Celgene working with NICE to ensure OTEZLA is made available to patients in England and Wales as soon as possible (Source: Pharmacy Europe)
Source: Pharmacy Europe - September 30, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Annabel De Coster Tags: *** Editor's Pick Clinical trials Practical therapeutics Rheumatology Patient care Research apremilast FAD ICER Latest News nice OTEZLA PDE4 psoriasis Source Type: news
Perjeta® gets regulatory green light for use in early HER2-positive breast cancer prior to surgery
Perjeta (pertuzumab) regimen nearly doubled number of women whose tumours are eradicated versus standard treatment (Source: Pharmacy Europe)
Source: Pharmacy Europe - September 28, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Annabel De Coster Tags: *** Editor's Pick Clinical trials Personalised medicine Practical therapeutics Oncology Research breast cancer her2 HER2-positive breast cancer herceptin Latest News NEOSPHERE perjeta TRYPHAENA Source Type: news
Immunotherapy atezolizumab limits disease progression for patients with mUBC
Data shows potential for first new treatment modality in over 30 years (Source: Pharmacy Europe)
Source: Pharmacy Europe - September 27, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Annabel De Coster Tags: *** Editor's Pick Clinical trials Practical therapeutics Research atezolizumab IMvigor 210 Latest News metastatic urothelial bladder cancer mUBC Source Type: news
Pharmacists learning with other health professionals will become more common
New report predicts learning together with other health professionals is becoming more mainstream (Source: Pharmacy Europe)
Source: Pharmacy Europe - September 25, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Annabel De Coster Tags: *** Editor's Pick Association News Policy & practice fip Interprofessional education Latest News learning Source Type: news
Janssen’s daratumumab accepted for accelerated CHMP assessment
Daratumumab is for treatment of European patients with heavily pre-treated multiple myeloma (Source: Pharmacy Europe)
Source: Pharmacy Europe - September 25, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Annabel De Coster Tags: *** Editor's Pick Clinical trials Practical therapeutics mAbs Oncology Patient care anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody chmp daratumumab Latest News multiple myeloma Source Type: news
From adherence symposia to Zumba: FIP members prepare to mark World Pharmacists Day
Pharmacists everywhere are preparing to celebrate World Pharmacists Day on 25 September (Source: Pharmacy Europe)
Source: Pharmacy Europe - September 24, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Annabel De Coster Tags: *** Editor's Pick Association News fip Latest News World Pharmacists Day 2015 Source Type: news
FIP produces Arabic pictograms to help refugees with their medicines
(Source: Pharmacy Europe)
Source: Pharmacy Europe - September 22, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Annabel De Coster Tags: *** Editor's Pick Association News Compliance Other conferences & symposia Patient safety Patient care arabic fip Latest News medication pictogram refugee Source Type: news
14% of healthcare professionals feel sufficiently equipped to address prostate cancer patients’ QoL issues
Report released on European Prostate Cancer Awareness Day, calls for greater focus on addressing quality of life needs in prostate cancer (Source: Pharmacy Europe)
Source: Pharmacy Europe - September 16, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Annabel De Coster Tags: *** Editor's Pick Oncology Patient care european prostate cancer awareness day intimacy problems Latest News quality of life report survey Source Type: news
Victoza® provides significantly greater blood sugar reduction than lixisenatide in new clinical trial
Findings from a head-to-head trial have demonstrated a significantly greater reduction in blood sugar for liraglutide compared to lixisenatide in adults with type 2 diabetes (Source: Pharmacy Europe)
Source: Pharmacy Europe - September 16, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Annabel De Coster Tags: *** Editor's Pick Clinical trials Practical therapeutics Diabetes Patient care Research blood sugar EASD Latest News LIRA-LIXI trial liraglutide lixisenatide type 2 diabetes victoza Source Type: news
