Fluoxetine: can it decrease weight in obese and overweight patients?

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This evidence summary presents the best available evidence on the effectiveness of fluoxetine in decreasing weight.

Strychnine: From murder mysteries to rat bait

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Agatha Christie loved strychnine. It starred in her debut novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles. Thanks to her World War I experience as a hospital dispensary volunteer, and her training as an apothecary’s assistant, the novel received a rave review in The Pharmaceutical Journal.

What scope of practice changes can pharmacists soon expect?

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Professor Lisa Nissen revealed where she would like to see pharmacists scope of practice venture, among other experts on a panel at PSA24.

Quantifying drug loss while crushing tablets

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Up to 42% of an active drug can be lost through common crushing activities, a study comparing devices and methods has found. Via a validated...

Glauber’s salt: the laxative of choice until the 1900s

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Until ‘more sophisticated alternatives’ came about in the 1900s, Glauber’s salt was the global go-to purgative.

Oxford Uni vaccine ‘highly effective’ against COVID-19

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The University of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, which is easier to transport and cheaper to produce than other vaccine candidates, is ‘highly effective’, late stage trials of the vaccine have shown.