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Effectiveness of medicines authentication technology to detect counterfeit, recalled and expired medicines: a two-stage quantitative secondary care study. (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). Effectiveness of medicines authentication technology to detect counterfeit, recalled and expired medicines: a two-stage quantitative secondary care study. BMJ Open, e013837 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013837

OBJECTIVES: To identify the authentication and detection rate of serialised medicines using medicines authentication technology. DESIGN AND INTERVENTION: 4192 serialised medicines were entered into a hospital dispensary over two separate 8-week stage... Read More about Effectiveness of medicines authentication technology to detect counterfeit, recalled and expired medicines: a two-stage quantitative secondary care study..

Efavirenz Is Predicted To Accumulate in Brain Tissue: an In Silico, In Vitro, and In Vivo Investigation (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). Efavirenz Is Predicted To Accumulate in Brain Tissue: an In Silico, In Vitro, and In Vivo Investigation. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01841-16

Adequate concentrations of efavirenz in the central nervous system (CNS) are necessary to suppress viral replication, but high concentrations may increase the likelihood of CNS adverse drug reactions. The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the... Read More about Efavirenz Is Predicted To Accumulate in Brain Tissue: an In Silico, In Vitro, and In Vivo Investigation.

Prevalence and appropriateness of psychotropic medication prescribing in a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of male and female prisoners in England. (2016)
Journal Article
Hassan, L., Senior, J., Webb, R. T., Frisher, M., Tully, M. P., While, D., & Shaw, J. J. (2016). Prevalence and appropriateness of psychotropic medication prescribing in a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of male and female prisoners in England. BMC Psychiatry, 16, Article 346. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-016-1055-7

BACKGROUND: Mental illness is highly prevalent among prisoners. Although psychotropic medicines can ameliorate symptoms of mental illness, prescribers in prisons must balance clinical needs against risks to safety and security. Concerns have been rai... Read More about Prevalence and appropriateness of psychotropic medication prescribing in a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of male and female prisoners in England..

Antimicrobial prescribing in primary care: an evaluation of factors influencing General Practitioners’ reported use of strategies to reduce overprescribing (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Sin, C., White, S., Batchelor, A., & Chapman, S. (2016, September). Antimicrobial prescribing in primary care: an evaluation of factors influencing General Practitioners’ reported use of strategies to reduce overprescribing. Poster presented at Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS), Annual Conference 2016, ICC Birmingham, UK

Title: Melatonin, hypnotics and their association with fracture: a matched cohort study (2016)
Journal Article
Frisher, M., Gibbons, N., Bashford, J., Chapman, S., & Weich, S. (2016). Title: Melatonin, hypnotics and their association with fracture: a matched cohort study. Age and ageing, 45(6), 801-806. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afw123

Objectives
although melatonin prescribing in England has been increasing in recent years, there have been no large scale studies on the safety of melatonin compared to other medical treatments for insomnia. The primary aim of this study was to exami... Read More about Title: Melatonin, hypnotics and their association with fracture: a matched cohort study.

EAHP European Statements baseline survey 2015 (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). EAHP European Statements baseline survey 2015. European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, 138-143. https://doi.org/10.1136/ejhpharm-2016-000964

Objectives The 2015 EAHP European Statements survey was related to sections 2, 5 and 6 of the European Statements of Hospital Pharmacy (Statements). In addition to collection of statistical data about the level of implementation of the Statements, it... Read More about EAHP European Statements baseline survey 2015.

Adherence with oral chemotherapy in a cancer unit in Northern Ireland (2016)
Journal Article
Doyle, C., White, S., & Mills, L. (2016). Adherence with oral chemotherapy in a cancer unit in Northern Ireland. Journal of Medicines Optimisation, 2(2), 28 - 33

Introduction
Studies in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) have shown that adherence to oral chemotherapy is fundamental in
achieving good responses where better adherence (>90%) is critical in achieving a major molecular response.
The aims of this s... Read More about Adherence with oral chemotherapy in a cancer unit in Northern Ireland.

Did Cost Inhibit the Uptake of More potent Statins? (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). Did Cost Inhibit the Uptake of More potent Statins?. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 984-991. https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.4231

Background
The use of statins has increased substantially over the last 2 decades in England and represents a significant cost burden to the National Health Service. Therefore, it is important to understand what influences prescribers' choice.

Ob... Read More about Did Cost Inhibit the Uptake of More potent Statins?.

A review of prednisolone prescribing for children with acute asthma in the UK (2016)
Journal Article
Gilchrist, F. J., Ahmad, A. N., Batchelor, H. K., Marriott, J. F., & Lenney, W. (2016). A review of prednisolone prescribing for children with acute asthma in the UK. Journal of Asthma, 53(6), 563 -566. https://doi.org/10.3109/02770903.2015.1118498

INTRODUCTION: Worldwide asthma guidelines recommend short courses of oral prednisolone in children with acute exacerbations generating high prescription numbers. There is a paucity of evidence to inform the optimal dose and course duration. This has... Read More about A review of prednisolone prescribing for children with acute asthma in the UK.

EAHP European Statements baseline survey 2015: results (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). EAHP European Statements baseline survey 2015: results. European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, 69 - 75. https://doi.org/10.1136/ejhpharm-2016-000889

Objectives The European Statements baseline survey was designed to give an insight to how well the European Statements of Hospital Pharmacy (the Statements) are being implemented and to help inform the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EA... Read More about EAHP European Statements baseline survey 2015: results.