Oct 31, 2018
In a paper co-authored by the famous Canadian pharmacologist David Juurlink, the plausible causal link between between opioid use and depression has been highlighted. It is argued that evidence suggests that depression (commonly observed amongst people with chronic...
Oct 28, 2018
The current craze for probiotics in Western society is a multi-billion dollar industry. However, cautionary notes are emerging. At least one expert commentator has issued a caution, noting a lack of large, long-term clinical trials proving that probiotics offer...
Oct 28, 2018
Deprescribing is an important initiative to reduce the burden of potentially dangerous medications, and may be triggered in response to an adverse event, or initiated proactively if future advantages of treatment are unlikely to outweigh future harms. Exploring the...
Oct 26, 2018
Further insight into the analgesic potential of medicinal cannabis has been published in a recent report appearing in the prestigious journal, Neurology. 15 people with the notoriously difficult to manage form of chronic pain arising from radicular neuropathy pain...
Oct 26, 2018
Just how much evidence do we need? The clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of pharmacist input at the ward level have recently been assessed in a systematic review and meta-analysis… again. The results showed that regular pharmacist input was most cost...
