Nov 11, 2019
The link between the AKR1D1*36 (rs1872930) allele and risk of major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) in patients taking clopidogrel has been examined in a recent observational pharmacogenomic cohort study. 118 patients (median age 62.5 years)...
Nov 11, 2019
An evaluation of a 12-month pilot service involving referral of patients to specialist mental health pharmacist independent prescribers has recently been completed in Scotland. 75 patients from 2 rural and remote general practices were included in the study, which...
Nov 5, 2019
The increasing incidence of Alzheimer’s disease has seen an accompanying increase in adverse drug events (ADEs) related to various psychotropic medications used by these patients. To assess the prevalence and economic burden of psychotropic ADEs, American...
Nov 2, 2019
The effectiveness of paracetamol and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in acute musculoskeletal trauma has been compared in a multi-centre, double-blind, randomised clinical trial conducted in the Netherlands. 547 adults with acute blunt minor...
Oct 30, 2019
The Hygia Chronotherapy Trial, recently conducted in Spain, has assessed the effect of the timing of hypertension therapy upon cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk reduction. The multi-centre, controlled, prospective trial included 19,084 hypertensive patients (mean age...
Oct 29, 2019
Researchers have recently assessed the specificity of an algorithm to detect look-alike/sound-alike (LASA) medication prescribing errors in electronic health record (EHR) data: data derived from eight years of medication orders and diagnostic claims were analysed. The...
