Probiotics and mental health
Probiotics are live bacteria that can colonise the gastrointestinal tract. Probiotic bacteria are often called ‘healthy bacteria’.
Antibiotic Dependence and how vaccines help
Antibiotic Dependence and how vaccines help, vaccines are a prophylactic treatment, meaning they must be administered before a viral or bacterial infection.
Antimicrobial surfaces – Work Smarter not Harder
Antimicrobial surfaces – Work Smarter not Harder, As we slowly come out of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is hard to forget slogans such as ‘Hands, Face, Space’.
Fitness to Practice – 183 linked to 83 Online Pharmacies
183 Fitness to Practices linked to 83 Online Pharmacies – It worrying to see these numbers, isn’t it?
COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedure
COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedure for NHS staff now implemented as NHS England release guidance.
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.