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Evaluation of the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust community pharmacy transfer of care around medicines service

This study aims to retrospectively analyse the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust community pharmacy transfer of care in medicines service to describe the type of medication-related problems identified during pharmacist consultations with patients and the services provided.…

Published: 8 December 2020

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Misuse of prescription and over-the-counter drugs to obtain illicit highs: how pharmacists can prevent abuse

An overview of the range of medicines that are being misused, diverted, or recorded on websites reporting new trends and experimentations of drug abuse for recreational purposes and how pharmacists can detect, understand and prevent drug diversion activities and drug-misuse adverse ef…

Published: 17 November 2020

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Pharmacist contributions to consultant-led post-take ward rounds: a service evaluation

A study carried out at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust shows that pharmacists’ contributions on post-take ward rounds are highly valued, with their interventions leading to a reduction in prescribing errors and potential for harm.…

Published: 20 October 2020

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Community pharmacist-led influenza vaccination: a service evaluation

The results of an evaluation of a seasonal influenza vaccination service in a community pharmacy setting, conducted with 485 patients across 55 pharmacies following the 2019/2020 season, that assessed person-centredness, professionalism and privacy, to ma…

Published: 6 October 2020

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Evaluation of a pharmacist-led virtual thiopurine clinic

This study at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust aimed to determine the clinical impact of a pharmacist-led virtual thiopurine clinic on drug monitoring, safety and quality of service in a cohort of inflammatory bowel disease and autoimmune hepatitis patients.…

Published: 22 September 2020

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Evaluating pharmacist interventions using the Simpler tool in Malaysian patients with type 2 diabetes

An evaluation of using a Simpler tool in Malaysian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus to assess the types and effectiveness of interventions conducted by pharmacists and the impact on quality of life.…

Published: 18 August 2020

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Interchangeability of biosimilars: a global perspective for pharmacists

The first innovator biologic drug was introduced around 40 years ago in the early 1980s. This article provides pharmacists with an overview of the pivotal concepts of biosimilar interchangeability with innovator biologics.…

Published: 22 July 2020

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Investigational treatments for COVID-19

A review of several of the treatments for COVID-19 currently being trialled.…

Published: 23 June 2020

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Evaluation of the impact of pharmacist polypharmacy reviews within the Govan Social and Healthcare Integration Partnership (SHIP) project

Providing pharmacist-led medicines reviews to patients in one of the most deprived areas in Scotland to reduce the health inequality gap.…

Published: 12 May 2020

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Immuno-oncology agents for cancer therapy

Abstract: Until recently, cancer therapy comprised of four main types of treatment: surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and targeted therapy. Over the past decade, immuno-oncology (IO) has emerged as a novel and important approach to cancer treatment through the stimulation of the body’s own i…

Published: 7 May 2020