Fluoxetine: can it decrease weight in obese and overweight patients?
This evidence summary presents the best available evidence on the effectiveness of fluoxetine in decreasing weight.
Strychnine: From murder mysteries to rat bait
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?
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
Up to 42% of an active drug can be lost through common crushing activities, a study comparing devices and methods has found.
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Glauber’s salt: the laxative of choice until the 1900s
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
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.













