Day 1: Identification of the psychoactive substance in cannabis (THC) in the 1960s led to analogue development to harness the therapeutic effects. #nabilone was produced in 1980s, but was not...
In addition to the tweets, read the BNF monograph on acamprosate and the related treatment summaries for alcohol dependency. Another useful source is the Summary of Product Characteristics for...
Day 1: #mebendazole is a synthetic benzimidazole derivative, designed as a broad spectrum anthelmintic drug for intestinal nematodes. Licensed in 1970s. This drug class is selectively toxic to...
Improving and expanding existing methods to prevent infections, such as hand hygiene, regular cleaning and sterilisation of equipment in healthcare facilities, availability of safe drinking water,...
The NHS has pledged to expand the number of training places for nursing associates to 10 500 by 2031/32, as part of wider plans for expansion across the nursing professions..
Nearly four out of five (78%) family doctors across the UK are experiencing moral distress while caring for their patients.
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Day 1: After recognition that early antipsychotic drugs acting on dopamine pathways had an impact on vomiting, the search was on for an anti-emetic without extra pyramidal side-effects (EPS)....
The UK Health Security Agency has launched a new dashboard for infectious diseases, which will serve as a centralised source for infectious disease and outbreak data this winter, making it publicly...
Day 1: A synthetic opioid discovered circa 1960 (from phenylpiperidine) #fentanyl is x 50-100 more potent compared to morphine. Originally for anaesthetic i.v use; also now used for moderate-severe...
More than 425 000 patients have used a new national online service to register with a GP in its first year, according to NHS England. It says the Register with a GP Surgery service, which is managed...
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