New Product

Cariprazine (Reagila) is a new second-generation antipsychotic which is licensed to treat schizophrenia in adults (over 18 years). It is only available as an oral capsule and is presented in [...]

A new formulation of clozapine will be available from June 2019 consisting of an oral dispersible tablet marketed as Zaponex orodispersible tablets by the company Leyden Delta BV. The special [...]

The British Standards Institute (BSI) has undertaken a review of the contents of first aid kits and updated them to a new British standard specification (BS 8599–1:2019). The standard has been [...]

Buprenorphine has been long-established as an opioid substitution medication available as sublingual tablets. It is an opioid partial agonist/antagonist with strong receptor binding affinity and [...]

Nyxoid (naloxone nasal spray) is a novel formulation of naloxone, which is used for the emergency treatment of a patient who has a suspected opioid overdose. The single-use spray is administered [...]

The method for prescribing and administering medication in hospitals has largely stayed the same for the last 40 years with the use of paper prescription charts. However, the number and [...]

Smoking is the main cause of preventable illness and premature death. It is the primary reason for the gap in healthy life expectancy between rich and poor, and rates of smoking by people with [...]

Ashtons now stocks educational healthcare board games, which are an innovative new training method to help improve learning and development in your frontline staff. How do the board games help [...]

Welcome to the October issue of Ashtons Pharmacy News Our feature article is about Combined Hormonal Contraceptives and focuses on the need to take them in the correct order, at the right time [...]

The Controlled Drugs cabinets and fridges we provide are the first choice of many independent hospitals, as well as the NHS and many pharmacies. They provide a high standard of storage and also [...]