This content is machine translated Amendment of the Swiss Narcotics Law Cannabis medicines now usable without exceptional approval Interest in the medicinal use of cannabinoids has increased greatly in recent years due to their wide range of applications and numerous reports of successful treatments. As of August 1,…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Drug interactions Refresher – Do’s and dont’s at a glance Patients would make the title of this post more authoritative: Do my physicians safely protect me from avoidable risks due to inappropriate combination of drugs? This illustrates the standard to… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Brain diseases Supply strategies discussed on an interdisciplinary basis Representatives from neurology, psychiatry and pharmacy met for the first time at the Berlin Brain Summit for an interdisciplinary summit on brain diseases. The aim of the inter-professional exchange was…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Pain therapy for rheumatic inflammatory diseases It doesn’t always have to be an opioid For patients with rheumatic diseases, pain is the central problem. However, recent studies show that influencing pain experience with biologics is possible and that JAK inhibitors can provide rapid, direct…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Vascular dementia Ginkgo biloba extract, cholinesterase inhibitor, or both? In a retrospective study, 12 months of treatment with a Ginkgo biloba special extract as monotherapy or in combination with cholinesterase inhibitors resulted in a reduction in cognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Neurointensive Care Focus on interprofessional delirium management Treating the critically ill demands the highest levels of concentration, up-to-date knowledge and rapid action from hospital staff. The Congress of Neurointensive Medicine therefore explicitly addressed scientific advances, collaboration between…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Cannabis Controlled release pilot launched for non-medical purposes As a joint project of the University of Basel, the University Psychiatric Clinics and the Basel-Stadt Health Department, the FOPH has now approved the first pilot trial for the controlled…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Study Report Ginkgo biloba and rivaroxaban: no indication of relevant interactions Ginkgo-containing preparations can alleviate neuropsychiatric complaints and are widely used, especially for the treatment of cognitive performance deficits. But what about the combinability with anticoagulant agents? In a recently published…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated SARS-CoV-2 In vitro study of the effects of a bacterial lysate in human epithelial tissue. Study results from a research team at the Department of Biomedicine at University Hospital Basel support the hypothesis that the bacterial lysate OM-85 may have utility in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Schizophrenia Desirable and undesirable effects of antipsychotics. Continuous and effective pharmacotherapy is essential for patients with schizophrenia, as they are at high risk for developing a severe mental illness. But what constitutes successful medication therapy management? This…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Psychotropic drugs with high dependence potential Inadequate prescribing practices come with far-reaching implications A retrospective UK study analyzed the additional healthcare costs attributable to inadequate prescribing practices. As data from Switzerland show, among other things, the prescription prevalence of benzodiazepines in patients in…
