February 2023, Vol 310, No 7970
Top news stories
NHS testosterone prescribing in women rises ten-fold in seven years
‘Devastating effects’ caused by switching between branded and generic Parkinson’s disease medication
Features
Antibiotic resistance: is it time to get serious about point-of-care testing?
Supermarket pharmacy closures: a watershed moment?
Why is the UK struggling to contain its sodium valproate problem?
Eliminating HIV: are we on target?
This month’s podcast
In this Spotlight episode of The PJ Pod, we investigate the use of sodium valproate in pregnancy and whether NHS England is on track to meet its target to reduce the use of the drug in people who can get pregnant by 50% by the end of 2023.
Opinion
A focus on the cure rather than the cause
How COVID-19 affected pharmacy supply of antibiotics for uncomplicated urinary tract infections
The ‘Care homes independent prescriber study’: lessons learned for practitioners and researchers
How we improved dysphagia care and saved more than £40,000 per year
Nigel Clarke and Dame Jane Dacre: ‘In a way, this is resetting the button 13 years later’
My digital journey: from GP pharmacist to clinical lead for NHS 111
Learning & CPD
Depression in adults: screening, treatment and management
Glaucoma: an overview
Dose adjustments of antimicrobials in patients with hepatic impairment
Addressing microaggressions to deliver cultural competence in pharmacy
Chlamydia: screening, diagnosis and management
How to interpret arterial blood gas results
Your RPS
Commission proposes UK-wide federation to lead professional development of pharmacy
National pharmacy board meeting: 8 February 2023
Medicines, Ethics and Practice published digitally for the first time
