Updated drug information handout outdoes FDA’s version
A clinical trial comparing a one-page medication handout proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with an updated version developed by researchers at the University of […]
A clinical trial comparing a one-page medication handout proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with an updated version developed by researchers at the University of […]
Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have found that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)—organizations that negotiate access to medicines for most patients in the United States—steer patients to use their own […]
The UK’s self-regulated system for disclosing payments from drug companies to healthcare professionals and organisations is failing to protect patients and public trust, according to a new analysis led by […]
UK supermarket giant Tesco is being urged to drop an “unethical” pilot of an in-store infant feeding advice service in which Danone-funded midwives are expected to wear branded […]
In 2022, U.S. grocers wasted 5 million tons of food, with 35% of it going to landfills, according to the food waste nonprofit ReFed. More than half of that waste […]
The European Medicines Agency rounded off a busy year by approving seventeen new medicines. At its December meeting, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) also […]
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) have published a comprehensive overhaul of their guidance on the identification of commercially confidential information (CCI) and […]
The European Medicines Agency has approved more than 100 new medicines for the first time in fifteen years. Of the 114 medicines given the green light in 2024, […]
An investigation published by The BMJ today reveals widespread influence of food and drink brands in schools and nurseries – through breakfast clubs, nutrition guidance, and healthy eating campaigns – […]
Why some medicinal products can be hazardous The European Commission Guidance for the safe management of hazardous medicinal products at work provides comprehensive instructions on how to handle […]
Even in the best systems things occasionally go wrong, acknowledges Birgit Tans, Specialist Compounding Pharmacist, University Hospitals Leuven. When a serious incident occurred in her hospital, it prompted […]
At University Hospitals, Leuven the process for managing hazardous drugs from prescription to disposal is carefully controlled. At every stage, well-planned procedures minimise the risks of occupational exposure […]
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