Opioid use disorder during pregnancy

Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) during pregnancy has a range of serious potential impacts upon mother and baby. Preterm labor, fetal convulsions, intrauterine fetal death, and intrauterine meconium passage, as well as fetal distress and withdrawal also arise in the context...

Overprescribing of commonly used medications

Medication over-prescribing rightly continues to be an issue attracting international scrutiny. A recent “selective review” has addressed the issue with a focus upon four of the ten most prescribed agents provided for adults in the USA. The four selected...

Reduction in inflammation as a means to treat depression

There has long been interest in inflammation as a mediator for affective disorders. A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) has recently assessed the efficacy and safety of anti-inflammatory agents used in treating major depressive...

Pharmacy students can help with medication reconciliation processes

A Lebanese prospective study  has evaluated the effects of a model whereby student pharmacists (trained and closely supervised), collected medication histories, followed by a process where qualified pharmacists performed the reconciliation process. Any interventions...