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Pharmacists Can Improve Insulin Management Through Counseling

Drug Topics

Simple techniques, such as color-coding or clearly labeling insulin pens and vials with a marker can help patients remember which insulin to use and when. Mealtime insulin must be taken close to eating, ranging from 30 minutes before to just after the meal, depending on the product.

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From ward manipulations to 3D printing: shaping the future of personalised medication

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

However, in many clinical settings, including hospital wards, a prescribed tablet strength may not be available, or a patient might have difficulty swallowing solid oral dosage forms. In 2017, it set an ambitious goal to reduce severe, avoidable medication errors by 50% within five years.

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Once-daily cystic fibrosis treatment recommended by NICE

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

The triple combination medicine vanzacaftor/tezacaftor/deutivacaftor (brand name Alyftrek), which is manufactured by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, was licensed for use in the UK in March 2025 and will now become available immediately through the NHS in England.

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GE HealthCare’s PET imaging agent gains Alzheimer’s label expansion

Pharmaceutical Technology

Robert Barrie June 25, 2025 Share Copy Link Share on X Share on Linkedin Share on Facebook PET scans play in an integral part in patients receiving anti-amyloid therapies. Whilst there are other available amyloid diagnostics such as Lilly’s Amyvid (florbetapir), these do not have the same current range of label indications as Vizamyl.

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GSK’s world-first gonorrhoea vaccine launched in England

Pharmaceutical Technology

Robert Barrie August 5, 2025 Share Copy Link Share on X Share on Linkedin Share on Facebook In 2023, a record 85,000 cases of the disease were reported in England — three times higher than in 2012. Known under the brand name Blujepa, the drug was approved in the US to treat urinary tract infections in March 2025.

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Independent Pharmacy Innovation Spotlighted at McKesson ideaShare 2025

Pharmacy Times

McKesson ideaShare 2025 brought thousands of independent pharmacists, pharmacy owners, technicians, and industry leaders together in Nashville, Tennessee, shining a spotlight on innovation and advocacy in community pharmacy. SHOW MORE Dave’s Pharmacy in Alliance, Nebraska, was named the Pharmacy of the Year for cutting-edge patient care.

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Can Ozempic cause heart palpitations?

The Checkup by Singlecare

It is also often prescribed off-label as a weight loss medication, even in patients with normal blood sugars. For example, its not listed as a side effect in the FDAs 2025 prescribing information. Ozempic is a type of medication called a glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist (GLP-1) and is only given by injection.