A study has found that antiplatelet drugs, such as aspirin, are often inappropriately prescribed in acutely hospitalised older people. Antiplatelet drugs are typically used to prevent conditions such as heart attacks and strokes, both for individuals at high risk (primary prevention) and for those who have already experienced one of these events (secondary prevention). In [...]
New research, conducted by a research team from the University of Liverpool and Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, aims to help solve the problem of dose optimisation of children’s medicines. Historically, there has been very little focus on paediatric clinical pharmacology, and there are still a lot of unknowns with regard to optimally delivering medicines to [...]
Antibiotic resistance is growing and is one of the great health threats of our time. As a result, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) is launching a new collaborative campaign at its conference in September to help achieve the necessary reduction in inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics You can help the organisation build this future campaign by [...]
A new study shows that many physicians who treat patients with ‘penicillin allergy’ listed in their charts may not fully understand important facts about penicillin allergy. They may not be aware penicillin allergy can resolve over time and they don’t fully understand the importance of allergy testing to make sure a penicillin allergy currently exists. [...]
For decades, aspirin has been widely used to reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems. Now, a team led by a University of Florida (UF) Health researcher has found that aspirin may provide little or no benefit for certain patients who have plaque buildup in their arteries. Aspirin is effective in treating strokes and heart attacks [...]
University of Manchester researchers, together with their UK and overseas collaborators, have found out that more than one third of 1,400 people with high blood pressure have not been taking their blood pressure medication. High blood pressure is the single most important risk factor for health loss and premature death globally, and although treatment is [...]
Overprescribing of opioid medications for pain has contributed to a record-high number of drug-related deaths in recent years. A significant part of the issue, experts say, is the vast amount of variation in opioid prescribing habits for minor injuries such as ankle sprains - which don’t require treatment with such risky drugs in the first [...]
New research from the University of Liverpool, in collaboration with the Mario Negri Institute in Milan, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, has identified a protein that could help patients with epilepsy respond more positively to drug therapies. Epilepsy continues to be a serious health problem and is the most common serious neurological disease. [...]
Researchers are discovering that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a significant risk factor in developing dementia. Until now, researchers didn't know whether the kinds of medications used for people with PTSD could increase risks for dementia. (These medications include including antidepressants, antipsychotics, sedatives, or tranquilizers.) A new study, published in the Journal of the American [...]
Aspirin use may not provide cardiovascular benefits for patients who have peripheral vascular disease, an analysis by University of Florida Health researchers has found. Aspirin therapy has been a staple of cardiology care for people who have peripheral vascular disease, which causes narrowed arteries and reduced blood flow to the limbs. Now, University of Florida [...]
