Oxfordshire: ADHD medication shortage continues, pharmacists say
Those with the condition say their struggle to get the drugs they need is causing increasing anxiety. Source link
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Pharmacists to prescribe drugs for minor illnesses
Chemists can now prescribe antibiotics and other treatments without patients seeing a doctor. Source link
Millions wrongly labelled with penicillin allergy, pharmacists warn
Many people are needlessly avoiding the most common antibiotics, which are the most effective. Source link
Portal, app to answer queries on heart-related ailments soon – ET HealthWorld
Lucknow: Soon, heart patients and their caregivers across the country will soon get answers to all their queries in their own language in just one click, as the Cardiological Society of India(CSI) will launch a digital platform that will guide the community on various heart conditions. The platform, which is likely to be available for … Read more
Hampshire hospitals’ chief urges more patients to see pharmacists
Hospital chief executive Alex Whitfield tells the BBC about the strain put on A&Es this winter. Source link
Google announces tool that can easily decipher your doctor’s bad handwriting – ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: It’s an evergreen joke that nobody can read a doctor’s handwriting, not even the doctor! Well, health professionals do write prescriptions in a rushed manner as they work long hours, attending several patients in a day.And then it becomes quite difficult to understand or even identify the medicines mentioned in the prescription and … Read more
Antibiotic supply gone from bad to worse, say pharmacists
High demand, due to rising strep A cases, has led to four antibiotics being added to a banned export list. Source link
AI may help reduce common drug side effects – ET HealthWorld
London: A team of researchers has developed a tool which uses natural language processing, an artificial intelligence methodology, and chemical structure analysis to measure the harmful effects of medicines, according to the study. The new tool is designed to calculate which medicines are more likely to experience adverse anticholinergic side effects, which impact the brain … Read more
Cancer: High Street pharmacists to make referrals
Hundreds of pharmacists in England are being given powers to send patients for cancer scans and tests. Source link
Law change to let pharmacists sign people off sick
Patients in England, Wales and Scotland will no longer need to see their GP to receive a “fit note”. Source link