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Providing medicines adherence support to areas of high deprivation in England: community pharmacists’ experience

Semi-structured interviews assessing pharmacists’ experiences of providing interventions, products and services that support medicines adherence.…

Published: 31 March 2020

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Effective detection and management of hypertension through community pharmacy in England

Management of hypertension does not routinely occur in English pharmacies, despite community pharmacy being an ideal place for screening to take place. By examining and learning from the evidence, pharmacies in England can help patients maintain ideal blood pressure levels and improve health outcome…

Published: 17 March 2020

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The precision medicine approach to cancer therapy: part 2 — haematological malignancies

An overview of the anticancer agents that have been approved for use in the UK as part of a precision medicine approach for haematological malignancies, along with information relating to the relevant biomarkers and biomarker assays currently available. …

Published: 28 February 2020

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Local implementation of national guidance on management of common infections in primary care in England

Local adoption and adaptation of national antimicrobial prescribing guidance in primary care.…

Published: 12 February 2020

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Recent advances in the oral delivery of biologics

An overview of the key physiological barriers to oral delivery of biologics and the strategies to overcome them that are currently being tested.…

Published: 10 January 2020

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Reducing inappropriate polypharmacy in primary care through pharmacy-led interventions

A pharmacy-led medicines optimisation team in a GP surgery setting reduced inappropriate polypharmacy, achieved cost savings of £103,975 and improved quality of prescribing for patients.…

Published: 13 December 2019

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Evaluation of the Portsmouth medicines advice at home service

A Portsmouth-based medicines advice at home service highlights the impact of pharmacist-led interventions.…

Published: 20 November 2019

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The precision medicine approach to cancer therapy: part 1 — solid tumours

An overview of the anticancer agents that have been approved for use in the UK as part of a precision medicine approach for solid tumours, along with information relating to the relevant biomarkers and biomarker assays currently available.…

Published: 8 November 2019

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