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New product added – Rosuvastatin sprinkle capsules
Rosuvasatin sprinkle capsules can are designed to be opened and... Read more →
New product added – Atorvastatin oral suspension
New research provides useful guidance regarding use of lubricants to ease swallowing of medicines
A new study designed to describe and compare lubricants which... Read more →
Free online course
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Free online course
Dysphagia: Swallowing Difficulties and Medicines Link: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/dysphagia Registration for the... Read more →
Free online course
Dysphagia: Swallowing Difficulties and Medicines Link: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/dysphagia Registration for the... Read more →
Free online course
Dysphagia: Swallowing Difficulties and Medicines Link: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/dysphagia Registration for the... Read more →
Research
New international standard for terminology and definitions for texture-modified foods... Read more →
Research
Antipsychotics induce dysphagia and are associated with increased risk of... Read more →
Care Home Charter for Swallowing and Medicines
Link: http://www.carehomecharter.org/ The Patients Association UK have developed a charter... Read more →
Free online course
Dysphagia: Swallowing Difficulties and Medicines Link: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/dysphagia This course will... Read more →
Swallowing problems and stroke – watch the video
New video ‘Swallowing problems and stroke’ Over a million people... Read more →
Residents in care homes with dysphagia found to be almost twice as likely to experience medication administration errors as those without
A small-scale observational study in six care homes with 166... Read more →
New products launched.
Glenmark Pharma have two new branded generic soluble products. Glensoludex is a... Read more →
Patient’s association launches care home charter for swallowing and medicines
In Jan 2017 the UK Patient’s Association launched a charter... Read more →
Mixing medicines with thickeners can significantly reduce their effectiveness
Recent research published in the international journal Dysphagia has shown that... Read more →
Acupuncture Restores Swallowing After Brain Injury
A recent study has demonstrated that acupuncture combined with neuromuscular... Read more →