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Pharmacist in practice: How a primary care ADHD service is 'life changing' for patients ... tioners, are on hand within the practice to support clinicians. He says patients describe the service as ‘life changing’. ‘There's always been a very big demand for ADHD/autism assessments. You hear a lot of horror stories that patients are really struggling with typical symptoms,’ he says. ‘I have patients that come to me and say: “I have been waiting for this diagnosis for three years and I'v ... Date: 28-08-2024 Categories: • Clinical • In Practice • Mental health and addiction
ADHD medicine prescribing on the rise, as new diagnosis test recommended The NHS recorded substantial increases in the prescribing of a range of mental health drugs in England last year, with a particular hike for ADHD medicine. And this week NICE has recommended a new digita ... Date: 17-07-2024 Categories: • Clinical • In Practice • Mental health and addiction • News
Three-quarters of people with learning disability not registered for GP practice support ... s’. WEC chair Caroline Nokes said: ‘It is deeply concerning to see that health inequalities continue to be significant among people with learning disabilities and autism, including an unacceptable level of premature and avoidable deaths compared to the general population. ‘The committee heard from people who struggled to convince their GP to put them on the learning disability register and only ac ... Date: 21-05-2024 Categories: • In Practice • News
Work together to implement new safety measures for valproate ... rease to 25.2% at high maternal doses (compared to a background rate of 2-3% in the general population). The risk of neuro-developmental disorders, which can range from poor educational attainment to autism spectrum disorders and may prevent those affected from leading independent lives, is estimated to be even higher at 30-40%. In 2018, new safety measures were introduced across Europe that meant va ... Date: 01-02-2024 Categories: • Views • Views
MHRA urges caution for men taking valproate ... stimated that one in nine babies exposed to valproate during pregnancy will be born with a major birth defect, and as many as four in 10 with a neurodevelopmental disorder including autism. In August, when the study on paternal risk was first submitted, the brand leader for valproate informed the MHRA of errors in the study which forced the researchers to conduct a full re-analysis. After re-submi ... Date: 17-01-2024 Categories: • Community • In Practice • Mental health and addiction • News • Sexual health
Meet the Pharmacy Team of the Year Award shortlist: Haringey GP Federation clinical pharmacy team ... MP structured medication reviews (SMRs) project. The STOMP-STAMP initiative was designed to reduce the dependence on psychotropic medication for patients with learning difficulties (LD) and/or autism in North Central London (NCL). STOMP (Stopping Over Medication of People with a learning disability, autism or both) and STAMP (Supporting Treatment and Appropriate Medication in Paediatrics) are nationa ... Date: 06-12-2023 Categories: • Analysis
Plan now for upcoming valproate prescribing rule changes, instructs MHRA ... lproate during pregnancy will be born with major birth defects and as many as four in 10 born with a neurological disorder, ranging from poor educational attainment to autism spectrum disorder. In May, NHS England launched a valproate decision support tool to help maintain patient safety and curb inappropriate prescribing of valproate during pregnancy. And in September, new measures recommending t ... Date: 01-12-2023 Categories: • News
Renewed call for national non-referral smoking cessation service ... anned reforms, would outlaw the inappropriate detention of people with learning disabilities and autism,’ he said. ‘Without change, too many people will continue to be held in secure units, often for years at a time. These reforms are long overdue,’ he said. Also missing from the King’s Speech was the proposed ban on LGBT conversion therapy and legislation to regulate physician associates. But ... Date: 09-11-2023 Categories: • Community • News • Respiratory
Call for mandatory training on learning disabilities and autism for pharmacists Training on learning disabilities and autism should be compulsory for all pharmacists in England, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has said. The Health and Care Act 2022 introduced a requirement for all health and social care staff reg ... Date: 28-09-2023 Categories: • News
GP survey reveals health and healthcare inequalities of trans and non-binary adults ... , with adults who identify as trans or non-binary more likely to develop long-term health conditions. These include mental health issues, dementia and learning difficulties, and a higher frequency of autism. The study, published in BMJ Open, found that while trans or non-binary people did not experience any differences in access to primary care, they reported more negative experiences of interpersona ... Date: 08-02-2023 Categories: • Clinical
Rigorous system needed for sodium valproate prescribing, says government committee ... to take during pregnancy to control the seizures. ‘I now obviously have five children affected, and they are all diagnosed with foetal valproate spectrum disorder, along with autism.’ Since April 2018, 286 women have been prescribed sodium valproate while pregnant, of which 17 of these were identified as ‘new additions’ in the most recent data from October 2021 to March 2022. The committee said ... Date: 20-01-2023 Categories: • Clinical • News
Antidepressants in pregnancy not linked to autism, study finds Antidepressant use in pregnancy does not in itself increase the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism in their offspring, a large study has found. But women using antidepressants during pregnancy did have a higher risk of having a child with a neurodevelopmental disorder than individuals not using ... Date: 04-10-2022 Categories: • Mental health and addiction
MHRA launches review into safety of topiramate during pregnancy ... effective contraception throughout use. The review was triggered by a large observational study reporting that prenatal exposure to topiramate or valproate was associated with an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disability, and neurodevelopmental disorders. These risks are known for valproate. The Commission on Human Medicines considered the findings and advised that it pr ... Date: 28-07-2022 Categories: • News
Autistic people more likely to have chronic health conditions, study finds ... physical health conditions, according to a large University of Cambridge study, but healthcare systems are failing to provide appropriate care for them. Using an anonymous survey, a team from the Autism Research Centre (ARC) in Cambridge compared the mental and physical health, and healthcare experiences, of 1,285 autistic individuals with 1,354 non-autistic people, aged 16 to 96 years, from 79 coun ... Date: 31-05-2022 Categories: • News
MHRA: HCPs told not to prescribe pregabalin during pregnancy if possible ... -epileptic medication were born with deformities. This comes after The Sunday Times revealed that sodium valproate has been given to women in the UK for years without proper warnings causing autism, learning difficulties and physical deformities in up to potentially 20,000 babies in Britain. Last year, the MHRA confirmed with the Pharmacists’ sister publication, Pulse, that it did not plan to take ... Date: 21-04-2022 Categories: • News
Pharmacists should not be blamed for sodium valproate crisis ... a drug that is dangerous to unborn babies, a pharmacy industry leader has said. The epilepsy medication sodium valproate has been given to women in the UK for years without proper warnings causing autism, learning difficulties and physical deformities in up to potentially 20,000 babies in Britain, The Sunday Times has reported. The article, published on Saturday (17 April), claimed that some of th ... Date: 20-04-2022 Categories: • News
NICE publishes new draft guidance on stopping antidepressants ... ental health, dementia, learning disabilities and autism clinical lead, said he welcomes the advice on withdrawal and joint decision-making. He added that the advice on using liquid preparations to reduce smaller doses more gradually is ‘interesting’. He told Pulse: ‘There are two ways that you can use liquids. Most antidepressants only come in two or at most three different doses so tapering is q ... Date: 24-11-2021 Categories: • Clinical • Mental health and addiction • News
Autism and me: a pharmacist’s personal perspective A diagnosis of autism for one pharmacist has helped her understand herself better in terms of her career, as well as in other aspects of life On holiday in 2018, I went on a quad bike experience and had a rough time. T ... Date: 11-11-2021 Categories: • Community • Views
More needs to be done to stop the spread of vaccine misinformation ... as at 86% in 2018/19, representing a decline of one percentage point from the previous year. Clearly, the effects of Andrew Wakefield's disgraced 1998 Lancet paper claiming a correlation between autism and the MMR vaccine still occupies a space in the public's consciousness 20 years after it was published. In June, experts warned that although vaccine confidence is higher in the UK than the rest of Eur ... Date: 27-09-2019 Categories: • Clinical • Community • Vaccinations and infections • Views
Mumps cases at highest level in 10 years ... easy to catch and can kill. Vaccines are there to stop the spread of disease and save lives. 'It’s never too late to protect yourself and others.' No link between MMR and autism Earlier this year, a major new study confirmed once again that there is no link between the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism. Meanwhile, the training provider PharmaDoctor annou ... Date: 10-09-2019 Categories: • News
Boris Johnson calls on healthcare teams to improve MMR vaccine uptake ... amplifies anxieties and mistrust. Meanwhile, in March, a major new study confirmed once again that there is no link between the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism. Improving uptake Actions to increase MMR jab uptake will include: NHS England writing to GPs urging them to promote ‘catch up’ vaccination programmes for patients who have not had two doses o ... Date: 19-08-2019 Categories: • News
Simon Stevens: NHS must ‘win argument’ that vaccination is necessary ... misinformation on their platforms. Meanwhile, in March, a major new study confirmed once again that there is no link between the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism. Date: 25-06-2019 Categories: • News
Five things that make a ‘clinical’ pharmacist, according to NHS England ... person-centred medicines optimisation’, the document says. This will include the elderly, people in care homes, those with learning disabilities or autism and people with multiple long-term conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. For patients with learning disabilities, this will follow the Stop Over Medication Programme (STOMP). Patients will be supported to ‘ ... Date: 15-04-2019 Categories: • News
Facebook vows to combat anti-vaccine misinformation ... topic.’ Facebook said it will provide an update about this initiative soon. Last week (5 March) a major new study once again confirmed there is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism. ‘Dangerous untruths’ Health Minister Simon Harris told The Times newspaper last week that ‘social media giants have a responsibility to stop the spread of these dangerous untruths’ while ... Date: 14-03-2019 Categories: • News
No link between MMR vaccine and autism, according to large-scale Danish study Giving children the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine does not cause autism, according to the results of a major new study. Of 657,461 children born in Denmark between 1999 and December 2010, 6517 children were diagnosed with autism. MMR-vaccinated compared with MMR-unvac ... Date: 06-03-2019 Categories: • Latest News • News
Spotting perinatal depression in community pharmacy ... d pre-term delivery. Antenatal maternal depression and anxiety have been associated with developmental problems in the child, including emotional and behavioural problems as well as links to autism, ADHD and impaired cognitive function.3 Postnatal depression can lead to women’s poor engagement with their infant and impair the child’s cognitive development and learning. What signs and symptoms ... Date: 13-12-2018 Categories: • Clinical • Mental health and addiction • News
‘Miracle' drug boss jailed over unlicensed medicine made from human blood ... ug, the MHRA said that human blood-based GcMAF was sold on various European websites, advertised as a ‘miracle cure’ for conditions including cancer, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and autism. Mr Noakes, of Malborough Road, Bournemouth at the time of his arrest, yesterday pleaded guilty to four charges of the sale and supply of an unlicensed medicine and one count of money laundering at Southwark ... Date: 28-11-2018 Categories: • Latest News • News
How should pharmacists advise patients with learning disabilities? ... ased at the University of Manchester, to train pharmacists in supporting people with LDs and their carers and also to raise awareness of overmedication in people with LDs and/or autism. It’s a highly welcome contribution to a wider campaign on the issue that has been going on for some time now. The issues The Disability Partnership’s Pharmacy Project reported in 2016 that although a lot of pharma ... Date: 11-08-2017 Categories: • News
NEWS IN BRIEF: Pharmacist Praise; Digital Healthcare; Meningitis; Privatised NHS ... in some cases, by a non-pharmacological alternative? Akili Interactive Labs is a Boston-based start-up developing mobile video games to treat ADHD and other neurological conditions including autism, depression, Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injuries. Akili Interactive Labs is developing a videogame that could replace prescription medicine as a treatment for ADHD https://t.co/TqxngDkNth ... Date: 22-02-2016 Categories: • News
Managing childhood infectious diseases ... ll and incidence of these diseases rose dramatically following publication in 1998 of a research article claiming a link, which has since been disproven, between the vaccine and bowel disorders and autism. In recent years vaccination rates have slowly risen again and incidence of these infections has fallen back to low levels. Before the introduction of vaccines childhood infection with these three dise ... Date: 12-10-2011 Categories: • News

Pharmacist in practice: How a primary care ADHD service is 'life changing' for patients ... tioners, are on hand within the practice to support clinicians. He says patients describe the service as ‘life changing’. ‘There's always been a very big demand for ADHD/autism assessments. You hear a lot of horror stories that patients are really struggling with typical symptoms,’ he says. ‘I have patients that come to me and say: “I have been waiting for this diagnosis for three years and I'v ... Date: 28-08-2024 Categories: • Clinical • In Practice • Mental health and addiction

ADHD medicine prescribing on the rise, as new diagnosis test recommended The NHS recorded substantial increases in the prescribing of a range of mental health drugs in England last year, with a particular hike for ADHD medicine. And this week NICE has recommended a new digita ... Date: 17-07-2024 Categories: • Clinical • In Practice • Mental health and addiction • News

Three-quarters of people with learning disability not registered for GP practice support ... s’. WEC chair Caroline Nokes said: ‘It is deeply concerning to see that health inequalities continue to be significant among people with learning disabilities and autism, including an unacceptable level of premature and avoidable deaths compared to the general population. ‘The committee heard from people who struggled to convince their GP to put them on the learning disability register and only ac ... Date: 21-05-2024 Categories: • In Practice • News

Work together to implement new safety measures for valproate ... rease to 25.2% at high maternal doses (compared to a background rate of 2-3% in the general population). The risk of neuro-developmental disorders, which can range from poor educational attainment to autism spectrum disorders and may prevent those affected from leading independent lives, is estimated to be even higher at 30-40%. In 2018, new safety measures were introduced across Europe that meant va ... Date: 01-02-2024 Categories: • Views • Views

MHRA urges caution for men taking valproate ... stimated that one in nine babies exposed to valproate during pregnancy will be born with a major birth defect, and as many as four in 10 with a neurodevelopmental disorder including autism. In August, when the study on paternal risk was first submitted, the brand leader for valproate informed the MHRA of errors in the study which forced the researchers to conduct a full re-analysis. After re-submi ... Date: 17-01-2024 Categories: • Community • In Practice • Mental health and addiction • News • Sexual health

Meet the Pharmacy Team of the Year Award shortlist: Haringey GP Federation clinical pharmacy team ... MP structured medication reviews (SMRs) project. The STOMP-STAMP initiative was designed to reduce the dependence on psychotropic medication for patients with learning difficulties (LD) and/or autism in North Central London (NCL). STOMP (Stopping Over Medication of People with a learning disability, autism or both) and STAMP (Supporting Treatment and Appropriate Medication in Paediatrics) are nationa ... Date: 06-12-2023 Categories: • Analysis

Plan now for upcoming valproate prescribing rule changes, instructs MHRA ... lproate during pregnancy will be born with major birth defects and as many as four in 10 born with a neurological disorder, ranging from poor educational attainment to autism spectrum disorder. In May, NHS England launched a valproate decision support tool to help maintain patient safety and curb inappropriate prescribing of valproate during pregnancy. And in September, new measures recommending t ... Date: 01-12-2023 Categories: • News

Renewed call for national non-referral smoking cessation service ... anned reforms, would outlaw the inappropriate detention of people with learning disabilities and autism,’ he said. ‘Without change, too many people will continue to be held in secure units, often for years at a time. These reforms are long overdue,’ he said. Also missing from the King’s Speech was the proposed ban on LGBT conversion therapy and legislation to regulate physician associates. But ... Date: 09-11-2023 Categories: • Community • News • Respiratory

Call for mandatory training on learning disabilities and autism for pharmacists Training on learning disabilities and autism should be compulsory for all pharmacists in England, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has said. The Health and Care Act 2022 introduced a requirement for all health and social care staff reg ... Date: 28-09-2023 Categories: • News

GP survey reveals health and healthcare inequalities of trans and non-binary adults ... , with adults who identify as trans or non-binary more likely to develop long-term health conditions. These include mental health issues, dementia and learning difficulties, and a higher frequency of autism. The study, published in BMJ Open, found that while trans or non-binary people did not experience any differences in access to primary care, they reported more negative experiences of interpersona ... Date: 08-02-2023 Categories: • Clinical

Rigorous system needed for sodium valproate prescribing, says government committee ... to take during pregnancy to control the seizures. ‘I now obviously have five children affected, and they are all diagnosed with foetal valproate spectrum disorder, along with autism.’ Since April 2018, 286 women have been prescribed sodium valproate while pregnant, of which 17 of these were identified as ‘new additions’ in the most recent data from October 2021 to March 2022. The committee said ... Date: 20-01-2023 Categories: • Clinical • News

Antidepressants in pregnancy not linked to autism, study finds Antidepressant use in pregnancy does not in itself increase the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism in their offspring, a large study has found. But women using antidepressants during pregnancy did have a higher risk of having a child with a neurodevelopmental disorder than individuals not using ... Date: 04-10-2022 Categories: • Mental health and addiction

MHRA launches review into safety of topiramate during pregnancy ... effective contraception throughout use. The review was triggered by a large observational study reporting that prenatal exposure to topiramate or valproate was associated with an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disability, and neurodevelopmental disorders. These risks are known for valproate. The Commission on Human Medicines considered the findings and advised that it pr ... Date: 28-07-2022 Categories: • News

Autistic people more likely to have chronic health conditions, study finds ... physical health conditions, according to a large University of Cambridge study, but healthcare systems are failing to provide appropriate care for them. Using an anonymous survey, a team from the Autism Research Centre (ARC) in Cambridge compared the mental and physical health, and healthcare experiences, of 1,285 autistic individuals with 1,354 non-autistic people, aged 16 to 96 years, from 79 coun ... Date: 31-05-2022 Categories: • News

MHRA: HCPs told not to prescribe pregabalin during pregnancy if possible ... -epileptic medication were born with deformities. This comes after The Sunday Times revealed that sodium valproate has been given to women in the UK for years without proper warnings causing autism, learning difficulties and physical deformities in up to potentially 20,000 babies in Britain. Last year, the MHRA confirmed with the Pharmacists’ sister publication, Pulse, that it did not plan to take ... Date: 21-04-2022 Categories: • News

Pharmacists should not be blamed for sodium valproate crisis ... a drug that is dangerous to unborn babies, a pharmacy industry leader has said. The epilepsy medication sodium valproate has been given to women in the UK for years without proper warnings causing autism, learning difficulties and physical deformities in up to potentially 20,000 babies in Britain, The Sunday Times has reported. The article, published on Saturday (17 April), claimed that some of th ... Date: 20-04-2022 Categories: • News

NICE publishes new draft guidance on stopping antidepressants ... ental health, dementia, learning disabilities and autism clinical lead, said he welcomes the advice on withdrawal and joint decision-making. He added that the advice on using liquid preparations to reduce smaller doses more gradually is ‘interesting’. He told Pulse: ‘There are two ways that you can use liquids. Most antidepressants only come in two or at most three different doses so tapering is q ... Date: 24-11-2021 Categories: • Clinical • Mental health and addiction • News

Autism and me: a pharmacist’s personal perspective A diagnosis of autism for one pharmacist has helped her understand herself better in terms of her career, as well as in other aspects of life On holiday in 2018, I went on a quad bike experience and had a rough time. T ... Date: 11-11-2021 Categories: • Community • Views

More needs to be done to stop the spread of vaccine misinformation ... as at 86% in 2018/19, representing a decline of one percentage point from the previous year. Clearly, the effects of Andrew Wakefield's disgraced 1998 Lancet paper claiming a correlation between autism and the MMR vaccine still occupies a space in the public's consciousness 20 years after it was published. In June, experts warned that although vaccine confidence is higher in the UK than the rest of Eur ... Date: 27-09-2019 Categories: • Clinical • Community • Vaccinations and infections • Views

Mumps cases at highest level in 10 years ... easy to catch and can kill. Vaccines are there to stop the spread of disease and save lives. 'It’s never too late to protect yourself and others.' No link between MMR and autism Earlier this year, a major new study confirmed once again that there is no link between the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism. Meanwhile, the training provider PharmaDoctor annou ... Date: 10-09-2019 Categories: • News

Boris Johnson calls on healthcare teams to improve MMR vaccine uptake ... amplifies anxieties and mistrust. Meanwhile, in March, a major new study confirmed once again that there is no link between the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism. Improving uptake Actions to increase MMR jab uptake will include: NHS England writing to GPs urging them to promote ‘catch up’ vaccination programmes for patients who have not had two doses o ... Date: 19-08-2019 Categories: • News

Simon Stevens: NHS must ‘win argument’ that vaccination is necessary ... misinformation on their platforms. Meanwhile, in March, a major new study confirmed once again that there is no link between the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism. Date: 25-06-2019 Categories: • News

Five things that make a ‘clinical’ pharmacist, according to NHS England ... person-centred medicines optimisation’, the document says. This will include the elderly, people in care homes, those with learning disabilities or autism and people with multiple long-term conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. For patients with learning disabilities, this will follow the Stop Over Medication Programme (STOMP). Patients will be supported to ‘ ... Date: 15-04-2019 Categories: • News

Facebook vows to combat anti-vaccine misinformation ... topic.’ Facebook said it will provide an update about this initiative soon. Last week (5 March) a major new study once again confirmed there is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism. ‘Dangerous untruths’ Health Minister Simon Harris told The Times newspaper last week that ‘social media giants have a responsibility to stop the spread of these dangerous untruths’ while ... Date: 14-03-2019 Categories: • News

No link between MMR vaccine and autism, according to large-scale Danish study Giving children the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine does not cause autism, according to the results of a major new study. Of 657,461 children born in Denmark between 1999 and December 2010, 6517 children were diagnosed with autism. MMR-vaccinated compared with MMR-unvac ... Date: 06-03-2019 Categories: • Latest News • News

Spotting perinatal depression in community pharmacy ... d pre-term delivery. Antenatal maternal depression and anxiety have been associated with developmental problems in the child, including emotional and behavioural problems as well as links to autism, ADHD and impaired cognitive function.3 Postnatal depression can lead to women’s poor engagement with their infant and impair the child’s cognitive development and learning. What signs and symptoms ... Date: 13-12-2018 Categories: • Clinical • Mental health and addiction • News

‘Miracle' drug boss jailed over unlicensed medicine made from human blood ... ug, the MHRA said that human blood-based GcMAF was sold on various European websites, advertised as a ‘miracle cure’ for conditions including cancer, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and autism. Mr Noakes, of Malborough Road, Bournemouth at the time of his arrest, yesterday pleaded guilty to four charges of the sale and supply of an unlicensed medicine and one count of money laundering at Southwark ... Date: 28-11-2018 Categories: • Latest News • News

How should pharmacists advise patients with learning disabilities? ... ased at the University of Manchester, to train pharmacists in supporting people with LDs and their carers and also to raise awareness of overmedication in people with LDs and/or autism. It’s a highly welcome contribution to a wider campaign on the issue that has been going on for some time now. The issues The Disability Partnership’s Pharmacy Project reported in 2016 that although a lot of pharma ... Date: 11-08-2017 Categories: • News

NEWS IN BRIEF: Pharmacist Praise; Digital Healthcare; Meningitis; Privatised NHS ... in some cases, by a non-pharmacological alternative? Akili Interactive Labs is a Boston-based start-up developing mobile video games to treat ADHD and other neurological conditions including autism, depression, Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injuries. Akili Interactive Labs is developing a videogame that could replace prescription medicine as a treatment for ADHD https://t.co/TqxngDkNth ... Date: 22-02-2016 Categories: • News

Managing childhood infectious diseases ... ll and incidence of these diseases rose dramatically following publication in 1998 of a research article claiming a link, which has since been disproven, between the vaccine and bowel disorders and autism. In recent years vaccination rates have slowly risen again and incidence of these infections has fallen back to low levels. Before the introduction of vaccines childhood infection with these three dise ... Date: 12-10-2011 Categories: • News

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