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Demystifying medical cannabis: five years on from legalisation

Although medical cannabis was legalised in the UK in 2018, a lack of evidence for unlicensed products has meant NHS prescribing is still extremely limited while the private market continues to grow.…

The contrast in reactions to growing roles for pharmacy technicians and physician associates

Rapid-acting antidepressants face a slow journey to wider use

It is better to publish small than let ideas perish

PJ view: Post-registration support for newly qualified pharmacists from 2026 must be a collaborative endeavour

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News from Wales

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Welsh government backs RPS Wales plan to transform hospital pharmacy

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Our journey to digitally transform the discharge medicines review service

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Welsh government working group tasked with looking into how to roll out PrEP provision to community pharmacies

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Elen Jones: ‘We need to instil passion in those coming into pharmacy’

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Refugee pharmacists in Wales could be offered new route to return to practice

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First funding provided to develop electronic prescription service in Wales

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Medicated wafer to be approved for the treatment of frequent migraines on the NHS

News from Scotland

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UK’s first safe drug consumption room approved to open in Glasgow

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NICE guidance ‘addresses the high unmet need’ for treatment of acute migraine

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Every community pharmacy in Scotland to stock emergency supplies of naloxone from October 2023

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‘Blanket switch’ to greener inhalers not recommended in prescribing guidance

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RPS backs call to legalise safe consumption facilities for drug users

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RPS Scotland collaborates on final version of ‘blue-green’ prescribing strategy

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Negotiators agree uplift in funding worth £12.3m for pharmacies in Scotland

Genomics

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Clopidogrel may be less effective in British South Asian patients, study results suggest

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NICE to recommend genetic testing before prescribing clopidogrel

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Pharmacogenomic testing pilot to start in general practice from June 2023

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Pharmacy bodies call for pharmacists to be involved in delivery and evaluation of genomic medicines services

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Should we be genetic testing before prescribing analgesics?

Infographic: 2022 unwrapped

Sir Munir Pirmohamed

Sir Munir Pirmohamed: ‘Now is the time to implement pharmacogenomic testing into the NHS’

Learning & CPD

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Factors influencing effective communication when prescribing

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Webinar: COVID-19 antivirals — where are we now?

Supported content

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Principles of person-centred practice for prescribing

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Case-based learning: safe withdrawal and tapering of antidepressants

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Improving asthma care for children and young people

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How to approach challenging scenarios in primary care pharmacy

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Bacterial conjunctivitis: diagnosis and management

Tributes & obituaries

Gastrointestinal system diseases

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