Pharmacy delivery drivers to be trained to spot loneliness in older patients Community pharmacy drivers who deliver prescriptions to patients’ homes are to be trained to spot signs of loneliness and isolation in frail older people in a pilot being developed in Wales.…
Codeine should not be available over the counter, says chair of opioid expert working group Low-dose codeine should no longer be available to buy over the counter, the chair of the UK’s Commission on Human Medicines opioid expert working group has said.…
Weight may affect routine blood test results in children, researchers say A child’s weight may influence the results of many routine blood tests, research published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism has suggested…
Deaths: David McRobbieOn 29 January 2020, David McRobbie MRPharmS, aged 70 years, of Coldstream, Berwickshire. Dr McRobbie registered with the Society in 1974. …
Deaths: Irene Margaret Paterson ThomasOn 12 February 2020, Irene Margaret Paterson Thomas MRPharmS, aged 84 years, of Livingston, West Lothian. Ms Thomas registered with the Society in 1962. …
Deaths: Derek James BoobierOn 22 December 2019, Derek James Boobier MRPharmS, aged 89 years, of Exeter, Devon. Mr Boobier registered with the Society in 1952.…
Medicines regulator to publish review into safety of OTC laxatives The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is to publish the results of a four-year review into the safety of over-the-counter stimulant laxatives, a spokesperson has confirmed.…
Government bill could enable hub-and-spoke dispensing between separate pharmacies Legislation paving the way towards allowing legally separate pharmacies to set up shared hub-and-spoke dispensing services has been presented to Parliament.…
Funding needed for community pharmacists to tackle patients’ smoking and drinking, say pharmacy bodies Community pharmacists need adequate funding and resources if they’re to discuss patients’ drinking, smoking and wellbeing, pharmacy organisations have said in response to a National Institute for Health and Care Excellence consultation.…
Pharmacist-led medication reviews after hospital discharge significantly cut chances of readmission Patients in Wales who had their medicines reviewed by a pharmacist after being discharged from hospital were significantly less likely to be readmitted within 90 days, compared to those who did not have a review, a study has found.…
