Big Pharma dragging the chain on completion of pediatric studies

In the USA, the Pediatric Research Equity Act of 2003 means that the US FDA can require sponsor pharmaceutical companies to conduct specifif pediatric clinical studies, in order that the approved product information can incorporate proper prescribing guidance for...

Pharmacists effective in facilitating deprescribing

In 2015 the American Geriatrics Society promulgated an updated version of the “Beers Criteria” list of drugs to avoid in older adults, drugs that are unsuited for use in the older person because of the risk of harm and availability of safer treatments....

Gabapentinoids and AF in the elderly – a further issue for concern

Gabapentinoids (gabapentin and pregabalin) are widely prescribed for older people. Case reports have previously documented an association with Atrial Fibrillation, and Spanish researchers have explored this potential relationship further. Older patients without...

What Vitamin D and Fish Oil did not do …

In a study from the USA recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers used randomized, placebo-controlled trial, to assess the effects of cholecalciferol at a dose of 2000 IU per day and fish oil (omega-3 fatty acids) 1000 mg per day for the...