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Penicillin allergy labels can be safely removed for most patients, study suggests

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

It is likely to be safe for penicillin allergy labels (PALs) to be removed for most patients, a study from the University of Birmingham has found. Some 97% of participants labelled with PALs were shown to have no allergy. However, a large body of evidence suggests that 90-95% of PALs are inaccurate.

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The hospital pharmacy landscape in 2024

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Tiene Bauters, PharmD PhD, Pharmacy Department , Ghent University Hospital in Belgium, offers her take on what’s hot on the horizon for hospital pharmacy in 2024. These will undoubtedly present great opportunities for hospital pharmacists and their teams.

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12 Medications With Off-Label Uses

BuzzRx

The term “on-label use” of a drug may seem unfamiliar to most people. In short, this practice is referred to as “off-label” drug use. Surveys have shown that approximately 1 in 5 prescriptions in the US are for off-label use. In certain populations of patients, off-label drug use is even higher.

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FDA Approves Expanded Label for Dapagliflozin to Reduce Risk of Cardiovascular Death, Hospitalization from Heart Failure

Pharmacy Times

Dapagliflozin was established as the first SGLT2 inhibitor that demonstrated a mortality benefit for cardiovascular death from heart failure.

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Antimicrobial Stewardship in the United kingdom: Perspective From A Pharmacist At A Bone & Joint Hospital

IDStewardship

I moved to the southeast and spent my early career working in district general hospitals. When I returned to England, I applied for a 12-month position providing maternity coverage for the specialist antimicrobials pharmacist at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH). Thank you for the invite, Tim.

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Include penicillin allergy history in medicines reconciliation to ensure accurate status, says RPS

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Millions could be missing out on the most effective antibiotic choice because they mistakenly believe they are allergic to penicillin, prolonging their recovery, increasing the risk of infection and even leading to hospital admission. This label can be carried with them the rest of their lives, without it ever being investigated.

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New guidance on safe handling of injectable medicines in anaesthesia to reduce errors

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Although two-person checking is a common practice in many areas of healthcare, the preparation of medication that includes the transfer from labelled ampoules into unlabelled syringes is normally a sole pursuit undertaken by an anaesthetist. of administrations during anaesthesia. Neither of which are yet in widespread use in the NHS.