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Support for permanent pharmacist integration in the emergency department - Hospital Healthcare Europe
Medication errors frequently occur in emergency departments (EDs), placing a burden on both patients and healthcare systems. Enhanced integration of pharmacists to multidisciplinary ED teams could alleviate physician workload and improve patient care and safety, a recent study has found.
Triple modulator drug approved by MHRA for cystic fibrosis - Hospital Healthcare Europe
The triple combination medicine deutivacaftor/tezacaftor/vanzacaftor (brand name Alyftrek) has been approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for treating eligible patients with cystic fibrosis.
Should anticancer drugs still be prescribed by body surface area? - Hospital Healthcare Europe
Dosing anticancer drugs by body surface area was first introduced in the 1950s, based on preclinical animal models. The rationale was that this metric would better correlate with drug pharmacokinetics and organ function than weight-based dosing. But is it still appropriate in oncology practice today? Professor Alain Astier explains.
Asthma patients at risk due to uncertainty over empty inhalers, study finds - Hospital Healthcare Europe
More than half of patients are unsure when their asthma inhaler is empty, with some continuing to use the device when it is empty with ‘serious implications’ for managing their condition, research has shown.
Public and prescriber perceptions of pharmaceutical pollution - Hospital Healthcare Europe
Research exploring eco-directed sustainable prescribing has found that while awareness is increasing among healthcare professionals and the public, further education is required on the drivers, potential effects and possible interventions – of which the results highlighted several for consideration.