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
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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
Community pharmacists speak out against rise in abuse and attacks
Staff say physical and verbal abuse is unacceptably common, and many now feel unsafe at work. Source link
Relax law to ease HRT shortage, pharmacists say
Women are facing unacceptable delays accessing menopause treatments, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society says. Source link
Flipkart Health+ launches app – ET HealthWorld
Bengaluru: Flipkart Health+ announced the launch of the Flipkart Health+ app, a tech-platform which enables access to genuine medicines and healthcare products and services for millions of customers across the country. With an aim to serve customers across 20,000 pin codes in India, Flipkart Health+ will enable easy and convenient access to quality and affordable … Read more
Pharmacists say abuse from customers is increasing
Staff at high street pharmacies in Scotland are increasingly being abused by aggressive customers. Source link
Majority of U.S. Doctors No Longer White, Male
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. medical field is less dominated by white men than it used to be, but there are still few Black and Hispanic doctors, dentists and pharmacists, a new study finds. The study, which looked at trends over the past 20 years, found … Read more
Pharmacists in All States Can Vaccinate Kids
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Children can now be vaccinated by pharmacists in all 50 states as the U.S. government seeks to prevent a decline in routine vaccinations during the coronavirus pandemic. While 28 states already allowed pharmacists to vaccinate children, the directive announced Wednesday by the U.S. … Read more