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Latest News

New product added – Bilastine

11th August 2023 | By Jan Flynn

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New product added – Rosuvastatin sprinkle capsules

27th June 2022 | By Jan Flynn

Rosuvasatin sprinkle capsules can are designed to be opened and... Read more →

New product added – Atorvastatin oral suspension

27th June 2022 | By Jan Flynn

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New research provides useful guidance regarding use of lubricants to ease swallowing of medicines

19th January 2021 | By Jan Flynn

A new study designed to describe and compare lubricants which... Read more →

Free online course

14th December 2020 | By Jan Flynn

Dysphagia: Swallowing Difficulties and Medicines Link: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/dysphagia Registration for the... Read more →

Free online course

21st October 2019 | By Hattie Whiteside

Dysphagia: Swallowing Difficulties and Medicines Link: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/dysphagia Registration for the... Read more →

Free online course

12th August 2019 | By Hattie Whiteside

Dysphagia: Swallowing Difficulties and Medicines Link: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/dysphagia Registration for the... Read more →

Free online course

28th May 2019 | By Hattie Whiteside

Dysphagia: Swallowing Difficulties and Medicines Link: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/dysphagia Registration for the... Read more →

Research

1st May 2019 | By Hattie Whiteside

New international standard for terminology and definitions for texture-modified foods... Read more →

Research

1st April 2019 | By Hattie Whiteside

Antipsychotics induce dysphagia and are associated with increased risk of... Read more →

Care Home Charter for Swallowing and Medicines

1st March 2019 | By Hattie Whiteside

Link: http://www.carehomecharter.org/ The Patients Association UK have developed a charter... Read more →

Free online course

13th February 2019 | By Hattie Whiteside

Dysphagia: Swallowing Difficulties and Medicines Link: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/dysphagia This course will... Read more →

Swallowing problems and stroke – watch the video

18th September 2018 | By Hattie Whiteside

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

7th November 2017 | By Hattie Whiteside

A small-scale observational study in six care homes with 166... Read more →

New products launched.

19th September 2017 | By Product Admin

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

5th June 2017 | By Product Admin

In Jan 2017 the UK Patient’s Association launched a charter... Read more →

Mixing medicines with thickeners can significantly reduce their effectiveness

5th June 2017 | By Product Admin

Recent research published in the international journal Dysphagia has shown that... Read more →

Acupuncture Restores Swallowing After Brain Injury

16th February 2017 | By David Wright

A recent study has demonstrated that acupuncture combined with neuromuscular... Read more →

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