{"title":"UK has implemented routine vaccination for children against chickenpox.","authors":"Elizabeth O'Mahony, Felicity Fitzgerald","doi":"10.1136/dtb.2025.000040","DOIUrl":"10.1136/dtb.2025.000040","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A universal chickenpox vaccination has been included in the routine childhood immunisation programme since January 2026 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland; given in a two-dose schedule at 12 and 18 months as part of the combined measles/mumps/rubella/varicella (MMRV) vaccine. New evidence on the burden of disease in the UK and on whether circulating varicella zoster virus reduces shingles cases in older adults has led to this new recommendation. The MMRV is an established vaccine with good evidence to its efficacy and safety, including demonstration of significant reductions in chickenpox-related mortality, morbidity and costs after universal implementation in other countries.</p>","PeriodicalId":11277,"journal":{"name":"Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"85-89"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147728558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
İrada İbramkhalilova, Fatih Albayrak, Zeynel Abidin Sayiner, Bunyamin Kisacik
{"title":"Levofloxacin-induced dyskinesia in an elderly patient with granulomatosis with polyangiitis.","authors":"İrada İbramkhalilova, Fatih Albayrak, Zeynel Abidin Sayiner, Bunyamin Kisacik","doi":"10.1136/dtb.2026.267570rep","DOIUrl":"10.1136/dtb.2026.267570rep","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11277,"journal":{"name":"Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"93-95"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147490778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Joint working between the NHS and pharma-do the claims add up?","authors":"Michael Wilcock, Joel Lexchin","doi":"10.1136/dtb.2025.000031","DOIUrl":"10.1136/dtb.2025.000031","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11277,"journal":{"name":"Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"82-84"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147608363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent updates from <i>BNF</i> (BNF 91).","authors":"","doi":"10.1136/dtb.2026.000010","DOIUrl":"10.1136/dtb.2026.000010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The British National Formulary (BNF) is jointly published by BMJ and Pharmaceutical Press, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's knowledge business. BNF is published in print twice a year and interim updates are issued and published monthly in the digital versions. The following summary provides a brief description of some of the key changes that have been made to BNF content since the last print edition (BNF 90) was published. You should check the BNF for drugs that are subject to additional monitoring (▼).</p>","PeriodicalId":11277,"journal":{"name":"Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"71-73"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147510656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"NHS cost efficiencies: biosimilars to the rescue?","authors":"Michael Wilcock, Marco Motta","doi":"10.1136/dtb.2025.000027","DOIUrl":"10.1136/dtb.2025.000027","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11277,"journal":{"name":"Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"66-67"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147484958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Antidepressant effects on cardiometabolic parameters.","authors":"","doi":"10.1136/dtb.2026.000004","DOIUrl":"10.1136/dtb.2026.000004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Overview of:</b> Pillinger T, Arumuham A, McCutcheon RA, <i>et al</i> The effects of antidepressants on cardiometabolic and other physiological parameters: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. <i>Lancet</i> 2025;406(10515):2063-77. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01293-0.</p>","PeriodicalId":11277,"journal":{"name":"Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"68"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147527707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"<i>Helicobacter pylori</i> treatment reduces gastric cancer risk across all ages.","authors":"","doi":"10.1136/dtb.2026.000017","DOIUrl":"10.1136/dtb.2026.000017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Overview of:</b> Jung YS, Tran MTX, Park B, <i>et al</i> Preventive Effect of Helicobacter pylori Treatment on Gastric Cancer Incidence and Mortality: A Korean Population Study. <i>Gastroenterology</i> 2025;169(2):251-260. e4. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2025.03.036.</p>","PeriodicalId":11277,"journal":{"name":"Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin","volume":"64 5","pages":"69"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147765485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}