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Remembering Dr Jackie Stone – 1965-2024

Written by | 7 Oct 2024

We were deeply saddened to read of the untimely death of Dr Jackie Stone on 3rd October 2024. There have been many moving tributes to her on social… read more.

Medicines, nutritional supplements and deprescribing

Written by | 7 Oct 2024

Lisa Jamieson’s interest in nutrition and nutritional supplements was sparked by some of her own experiences whilst studying for a master’s degree in nutritional medicine. In this series… read more.

Could a good diet and supplements reduce the need for medication?

Written by | 6 Oct 2024

Healthcare professionals should always consider whether nutritional factors are at play when a person presents with new symptoms, even if they do not look malnourished at first glance,… read more.

How much vitamin D do you really need?

Written by | 5 Oct 2024

Research shows that vitamin D has functions beyond bone health and is critical for immune function. In addition, vitamin D can only be activated in the body when… read more.

Why the omega-3/omega-6 fatty acid balance is critical

Written by | 4 Oct 2024

Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids are both essential components of the diet and precursors for inflammatory and anti-inflammatory mediators and a balanced intake may even reduce the need… read more.

Is magnesium a forgotten nutrient?

Written by | 3 Oct 2024

Magnesium is critical for more than 600 different processes in the body involving the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory and neurological systems and yet we hear much less about it… read more.

How diet and nutrition impact health

Written by | 2 Oct 2024

Lisa Jamieson’s interest in nutrition and nutritional supplements was sparked by some of her own experiences whilst studying for a master’s degree in nutritional medicine. She realised that,… read more.

Opioid dose tapering before hip or knee surgery

Written by | 16 Sep 2024

Patients who undergo total hip (THA) and total knee replacement surgery (TKA) can successfully reduce opioid doses before surgery with support from a pharmacy-led intervention, according to a… read more.

Why pharmacists should manage pre-operative opioid use

Written by | 15 Sep 2024

Patients are “crying out” for help with opioid dose reduction according to evidence gathered during the OpioidHALT study and the impressive results have led to funding of $1.5… read more.

What the OpioidHALT pilot study tells us

Written by | 14 Sep 2024

The results of the OpioidHALT pilot study show that 90% of patients reduced their opioid doses by at least 50% compared with 17% in the control group and… read more.

How OpioidHALT tackles pre-operative opioid use

Written by | 13 Sep 2024

The OpioidHALT intervention is tailored to the needs of individual patients and evaluated for safety by a pain specialist. Shared decision-making, with the patient, is an important feature… read more.

Why is opioid use before hip or knee replacement a problem?

Written by | 12 Sep 2024

Opioid doses can be successfully reduced by a pharmacy-led intervention, according to a randomised study led by Dr Shania Liu and Dr Jonathan Penm at the University of… read more.

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