Sasa Jankovic

United Kingdom

Frrelance Medical/Health Journalist/Editor/Copywriter and Author at The Pharmaceutical Journal

Yorkshire-born half Scouse half Serb. Award-winning health journalist. Journalling-for-mental-health tutor. Buy me a ☕️ https://t.co/HAfLUu1UWn

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Urgent and Emergency Care Plan promises £450m investment to provide faster care for patients

2 weeks ago | hospitalhealthcare.com | Sasa Jankovic

The UK Government has pledged nearly £450m in its new Urgent and Emergency Care Plan 2025/26 (UEC plan), to address longstanding pressures across the NHS by reducing hospital admissions and lengthy discharge, tackling ambulance handover delays and eliminating corridor care. Ahead of the anticipated publication of the new NHS 10-Year Health Plan, the UEC plan emphasises shifting patient care into more appropriate settings.
Antidepressants ‘substantially increase risk’ of low blood pressure when standing up in older people, study results suggest

1 month ago | pharmaceutical-journal.com | Sasa Jankovic

The use of antidepressants — particularly selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) — are associated with a “statistically substantial increased risk” of postural hypotension (PH) in older people during the first 28 days of use, according to the results of a study.
Almost 80% of pharmacies receive inappropriate antibiotic requests every day, reveals survey

1 month ago | pharmaceutical-journal.com | Antimicrobial resistance |Sasa Jankovic

More than three-quarters (79%) of pharmacies receive requests for unnecessary antibiotics from patients for minor ailments, such as colds, at least once a day, via over-the-counter drugs or during Pharmacy First consultations, a survey conducted by the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has revealed.
MHRA to review blood monitoring requirements for clozapine patients

2 months ago | pharmaceutical-journal.com | Sasa Jankovic

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is reviewing blood monitoring requirements for patients using clozapine and will seek views on how to improve awareness and management of the risks associated with the antipsychotic medicine, a health minister has said.
NICE reverses draft guidance to recommend targeted therapy for patients with advanced bowel cancer

2 months ago | pharmaceutical-journal.com | Sasa Jankovic

A new treatment for advanced bowel cancer has been approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and made available on the NHS, reversing previous draft guidance that did not recommend the combined immunotherapies nivolumab (Opdivo) and ipilimumab (Yervoy). In documents supporting its decision, NICE said that clinical evidence showed the dual treatment to be effective against standard care, which is either chemotherapy or pembrolizumab.
NICE recommends cladribine for treating active relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis

2 months ago | pharmaceutical-journal.com | Sasa Jankovic

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has expanded access to cladribine (Mavenclad; Merck) for adults with active relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), if they would otherwise be offered highly effective disease-modifying drugs. The technology appraisal guidance, published on 15 April 2025, said that cladribine can be offered to people with MS as an alternative to Ocrevus (ocrelizumab; Roche Products) or Kesimpta (ofatumumab; Novartis) on the NHS.
Earlier treatment with combination of drugs could prevent 5,000 heart attacks per decade, study results suggest

2 months ago | pharmaceutical-journal.com | Sasa Jankovic

Around 5,000 heart attacks could be prevented in the UK every decade by treating patients with a combination of statins and the cholesterol-lowering drug ezetimibe sooner after a heart attack, study results have shown.
'Serious gap' in safe access to medicines for people with sensory impairment, report finds

Mar 30, 2025 | pharmaceutical-journal.com | Sasa Jankovic

People with sensory impairment experience a “wide range” of barriers to patient safety along “all stages of the medicine journey”, a report commissioned by Henrietta Hughes, the patient safety commissioner for England, has concluded. The ‘Safety gap report‘, published on 31 March 2025, found that there are “serious gaps and deficiencies” in terms of access to and safe use of medicines and medical devices, with many barriers associated with access to information — primarily written information.
'Urgent' need for community pharmacy to play a role in medicines homecare services, review says

Mar 20, 2025 | pharmaceutical-journal.com | Sasa Jankovic

There is an “urgent” need to develop and implement a role for community pharmacy in medicines homecare services in Scotland, a review of the system has said. The independent review, published on 20 March 2025, was commissioned by the chief pharmaceutical officer for Scotland Alison Strath, following reports of poor standards of care in the sector, including delays, cancelled medicine deliveries, lack of continuity of supply and poor communication.
Pharmacy involvement absent from almost half of TB services in England, report finds

Mar 14, 2025 | pharmaceutical-journal.com | Sasa Jankovic

Pharmacy involvement is “absent” from 43% of tuberculosis (TB) services in England, according to a report from the Getting It Right First Time projects team at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH/GIRFT).

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Sasa Jankovic

Articles

Urgent and Emergency Care Plan promises £450m investment to provide faster care for patients

Antidepressants ‘substantially increase risk’ of low blood pressure when standing up in older people, study results suggest

Almost 80% of pharmacies receive inappropriate antibiotic requests every day, reveals survey

MHRA to review blood monitoring requirements for clozapine patients

NICE reverses draft guidance to recommend targeted therapy for patients with advanced bowel cancer

NICE recommends cladribine for treating active relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis

Earlier treatment with combination of drugs could prevent 5,000 heart attacks per decade, study results suggest

'Serious gap' in safe access to medicines for people with sensory impairment, report finds

'Urgent' need for community pharmacy to play a role in medicines homecare services, review says

Pharmacy involvement absent from almost half of TB services in England, report finds

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