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July 2024
What evidence is used for a drug driving sentence?
Evidence to support drug driving charges may include: • Appearance (flushed face, bloodshot eyes, pinpoint or dilated pupils)...
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June 2024
What are the most common types of medication errors?
The literature suggests that prescribing, administration, and monitoring errors are the most frequent.¹ Medicines are the most common...
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May 2024
A new chapter for Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference
As the 41st edition of Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference is released, the long-time publisher of this highly...
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May 2024
What is a drug interaction?
The definition of a drug-drug interaction A drug interaction is said to occur when the effects of one...
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May 2024
What is pharmacokinetics?
The definition of pharmacokinetics: “Pharmacokinetics is the study of kinetics of absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME) of...
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March 2024
Sustainability in healthcare: a key theme at EAHP 2024
Today we celebrate the first Hospital Pharmacy Day, a fresh initiative from the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists...
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March 2024
Key lessons from Digital Health Rewired 2024
For the TLDR, these were the key topics of conversation at Digital Health Rewired 2024: The national drive...
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October 2023
Psychotropic Drug Directory is the latest valuable resource to be added to MedicinesComplete
The Psychotropic Drug Directory has been sold by founding editor Stephen Bazire who has released a statement below,...
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October 2023
Pharmaceutical Press adds essential reference knowledge for clinical decision-making in mental health services to MedicinesComplete
Pharmaceutical Press, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s knowledge business has acquired The Psychotropic Drug Directory. The highly regarded 30-year-old...
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October 2023
Extended stability data can inform greener, more efficient, more patient-centric healthcare services
Extended stability data can inform greener, more efficient, more patient-centric healthcare services Parenteral medications have become ubiquitous in...
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September 2023
Celebrating 25 years of Palliative Care Formulary
This year Palliative Care Formulary (PCF) is celebrating 25 years since the first print publication (PCF1) in 1998....
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June 2023
Pharmaceutical Press has just made it easier to access trusted evidence-based pharmaceutical information
Pharmaceutical Press announce its new brand strategy, focused on helping health professionals support the safe and effective use...
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June 2023
Why I volunteered, and continue to volunteer, for the Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients
I first became aware of the Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients (the Handbook) even before the 1st edition was...
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June 2021
A tribute to Robert Twycross – Honouring a 50-year career in hospice and palliative care
This year Robert Twycross has achieved a landmark distinguished 50-year career in Palliative Care. One of the founding...
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July 2020
Confidently advise patients on the treatment of common health conditions
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of disorders of carbohydrate metabolism in which the action of insulin is...
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July 2020
Global knowledge to help grow your drug development pipeline
Cancer treatment continues to be an area of focus for drug pipeline development in the pharmaceutical sector, with...
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July 2020
Guidance for effective decision making on antimicrobial strategies
With antimicrobial resistance (AMR) recognised as an ongoing global public health threat, antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is considered a...
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August 2019
BNF 70 years – a day in the life
When British National Formulary (BNF) turned 70 years in 2019, we asked Jean MacKershan to tell us about...