Latest Press Releases

• Personalised testing for safety and effectiveness of common medicines must be offered throughout the NHS29 March 2022
  Testing patients for genetic variations that affect how their body will respond to common medicines must be integrated fully, fairly and swiftly into the NHS, according to a report published by the British Pharmacological Society and […]
• Are statin side effects all in the mind? International experts recommend ways to improve adherence to statin therapy11 March 2022
  For the first time, an international group of experts has issued recommendations to doctors about how to distinguish between true side effects caused by statins that have been prescribed in order to lower cholesterol levels and […]
• Salt in soluble paracetamol linked to increase risk of cardiovascular disease and death24 February 2022
  Doctors have warned that people should try to avoid taking dissolving, fizzy paracetamol that contains salt, following findings from a large study that shows a link with a significantly increased risk of heart attacks, stroke, heart […]
• Smoking before and after conception is linked to delayed embryonic development23 February 2022
  Smoking by mothers during the period immediately before and after conception is linked to a delay in embryonic development, smaller foetuses at the time of the 20-week ultrasound scan, and lower birth weight. The study, which […]