Cardiovascular
MHRA approves new use of semaglutide for cardiovascular prevention
Number of NHS Health Checks increases but more people decline
Statin tops NHS prescribing once again as total number of items continues to increase
Women drinkers particularly at risk of developing heart disease
Semaglutide helps heart failure symptoms in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes
Passive smoking linked to increased risk of atrial fibrillation, new study finds
Pharmacist in practice: working with community nurses to support heart failure patients
‘Too many’ unaware of pharmacy blood pressure checks
ICBs considering advising PCNs to switch patients onto apixaban
Variable blood pressure could indicate increased heart risk, study finds
PCN’s CVD prevention pilot expanded to cover 230,000 patients
Attending NHS Health Check linked to ‘significantly lower risk of disease’
Pharmacies urged to boost ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
Women at risk of death from heart disease through under-treatment
NHS drug deal to be reviewed after cheaper DOAC released
Expanded contraception and hypertension pharmacy services go live
More pharmacy staff able to deliver blood pressure checks from December
CMO: Cardiovascular disease prevention ‘can go further’ with pharmacy support
Rapid DOACs rollout for AF ‘six years ahead of target’
Nine in 10 adults aware of pharmacy services, survey finds
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