Sodium Valproate guidance, Pharmacists could face negligence
Sodium Valproate guidance – The Sunday Times published in Aril that there are investigations into the prescribing of sodium valporate to pregnant woman.
Serious Shortage Protocols now in place
Serious Shortage Protocols for Hormone Replacement Therapy medicines, issued by The Department of Health and Social Care.
Quorum sensing and antibiotic resistance
Quorum sensing is a communication pathway found in high-density bacterial colonies, such as in biofilms. Quorum sensing is named after a quorum, the minimum number of people required to hold a meeting or reach a decision. It is so named because it functions by...
Topical Steroid Withdrawal – Fact or Fiction?
Topical Steroid Withdrawal (TSW) has become a sensational topic on the internet and other forms of media. TSW is a side effect of topical corticosteroid use. Topical corticosteroids are used to treat eczema, psoriasis and contact dermatitis.
Biofilms – Is nanomedicine the answer?
Biofilm is a thin but robust community of bacteria, and sometimes other microorganisms. It is made up of a gel-like material known as extracellular polymeric substances, known as EPS for short.
Unculturable soil bacteria and novel antibiotics
Unculturable soil bacteria is a misleading term, as these bacteria hypothetically can be cultured. More accurately, ‘unculturable’ bacteria cannot be cultured using traditional techniques, such as traditional agars. These unknown bacteria are a potential untouched pool of medically useful secondary metabolites, such as antibiotics.
MHRA Green Guide Update 2022
There is a new MHRA Green Guide Update 2022 updated edition of the Rules and Guidance for Pharmaceutical Distributors called the MHRA Green Guide.
Compliance Monitoring Process the MHRA’s new role
Compliance Monitoring Process – from April this year the MHRA are piloting a different approach to the monitoring of companies that are referred to the MHRA’s IAG (Inspection Action Group) for failure to comply with the standards of Good Manufacturing Practice or Good Distribution Practice.
Drug repurposing in the fight against SARS-CoV-2
Drug repurposing offers the possibility of a huge untapped source of safe and effective therapies for both common and rare conditions.
National Patient Safety Alert: Fears over Safety of Potassium Permanganate Use
t National Patient Safety Team, and the British Association of Dermatologists, on the risk of inadvertent oral administration of potassium permanganate and the fear over safety when used.