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Tip of the iceberg? The industry payments to medicines experts

Industry payments to specialist clinicians are widespread and only partly visible. The Pharmaceutical Journal examines what this means for medicines appraisal decisions.…

Tase Oputu: ‘Be part of the conversation. Nobody’s opinions are invalid’

Tase Oputu on the Royal College of Pharmacy’s first six months

Overcoming impostor syndrome and making a difference on the UKCPA neuroscience committee

How effective deployment of pharmacy technicians could free up GPs time

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Everything you need to know about nitazenes

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Pharmacy’s role in harm reduction in individuals with substance use disorder

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Applications of AI in pharmacy practice

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Using generative AI to support revision and learning

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Best practice for consultations with patients with additional speech and hearing needs

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Diagnosis and management of dementia

The dangers of propranolol for anxiety

News from Wales

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Two in three housebound patients had no medication review for more than two years

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Hypertension pilot demonstrated pharmacy management of long-term conditions

A scientist prepares a DNA sample for analysis

All health boards told to include a member of their pharmacy team in ATMP planning

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Almost half of pharmacy owners cut staff because of cost pressures in the past year, survey finds

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Pharmacy ‘at the heart’ of Welsh government’s healthcare priorities

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Nasal adrenaline spray recommended for use in NHS Wales

‘We’re in our early days’: the Royal College of Pharmacy’s first national advisory council chairs on their priorities

News from Scotland

Female hands holding various blisters with medicines in the bedroom

Two in three housebound patients had no medication review for more than two years

A healthcare professional checks a patient's blood pressure

Hypertension pilot demonstrated pharmacy management of long-term conditions

A scientist prepares a DNA sample for analysis

All health boards told to include a member of their pharmacy team in ATMP planning

A green cross sign in a community pharmacy

Almost half of pharmacy owners cut staff because of cost pressures in the past year, survey finds

A pharmacist reaches for a prescription in a community pharmacy

Pharmacy ‘at the heart’ of Welsh government’s healthcare priorities

Light blue background with EURNeffy product in the centre

Nasal adrenaline spray recommended for use in NHS Wales

‘We’re in our early days’: the Royal College of Pharmacy’s first national advisory council chairs on their priorities

Learning & CPD

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How to use the Pendleton model of feedback in different pharmacy sectors: a practical guide

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Understanding correlation, regression and survival analysis

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Understanding commonly used statistical tests

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Supporting patients who are clinically vulnerable to COVID-19

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How to manage medicines during major incidents

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Case-based learning: differentiating migraine in a patient with sickle cell disease

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Understanding risk and clinical utility, dropouts, data handling and the discussion section when evaluating studies

Haemato-oncology

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Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors and B-cell malignancies: a guide for pharmacists

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Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: diagnosis and management

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How can pharmacists best support patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia?

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Management of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia

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BTK inhibitors: what pharmacists need to know

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BRUKINSA: explore the possibilities in CLL

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