menopause
Webinar: Everything your patients wanted to know about MHT but were afraid to ask
“There’s a role for every type of hormone therapy, because we are all very different” Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT) – previously known as Hormone Replacement Therapy or HRT – can …
Clinical tips: perimenopause
How can pharmacists help women navigate the perimenopause? Carlene McMaugh takes a look Menopause affects all women, and is defined by the end of a woman’s menstrual periods, with the …
Research Roundup
Pharmacological treatment for obesity; hormone therapy for postmenopausal women; and mepolizumab in patients with severe asthma… Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Pharmacological Treatment for …
Clinical tips: Menopause/perimenopause
Amy Page takes a look at the medicines that can be used to treat women’s symptoms during the perimenopause Menopause usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55 in …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Pharmacists and patients sharing decisions about medicines: Development and feasibility of a conversation guide This study describes the development …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Vasomotor and physical menopausal symptoms are associated with sleep quality Sleep disturbance is one of the common complaints in …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news A narrative review of the safety concerns of deprescribing in older adults and strategies to mitigate potential harms This …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Association Between Inhaled Corticosteroid Use and Bone Fracture in Children With Asthma In this population-based nested case-control study, no …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at new research pertinent to pharmacy Efficacy of Tramadol Extended-Release for Opioid Withdrawal The results of this trial suggest that tramadol ER is more effective …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at what’s new in research pertaining to pharmacy Pharmacist-led medication review in community settings Moderate and high quality systematic reviews support the value of pharmacist-led …
Science or snake oil
Do meds like Remifemin ease hot flushes and night sweats in menopausal women? Carolyn Ee, Senior Research Fellow, NICM, Western Sydney University, University of Melbourne If you see a female friend or …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest research news that matters to pharmacy Azithromycin for Acute Exacerbations of Asthma The Azithromycin Against Placebo in Exacerbations of Asthma (AZALEA) randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled …