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February 2024, Vol 312, No 7982

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Top news stories

Top news stories

A patient using the Pharmacy First service in Superdrug on Strand, central London

Pharmacies carried out 3,000 Pharmacy First consultations in first three days, says minister

hand holding sodium valproate blister pack

People harmed by valproate could receive £100,000 payout, patient safety commissioner says

man holding prep pill and glass of water

Pilots to provide PrEP via pharmacies only ‘possible future opportunities’, report warns

Features

Illustration of queue of seven people with the ailments pharmacists will treat under Pharmacy First waiting for an opening pharmacy

‘A mammoth undertaking’: opening the doors to Pharmacy First

Illustration of bubbles filled with different kinds of pharmaceuticals wafting from an order screen to the right to a letterbox on the left

Special report: has the online pharmacy bubble burst?

Illustration of a hand holding a ciprofloxacin tablet, with x-ray like vision of inflamed joints in the wrists and finger joints.

Changing the culture of fluoroquinolone prescribing

Illustration of the isolated nitazene molecule flanked by methods of drug delivery on the left and naloxone overdose treatment on the right

Everything you need to know about nitazenes

Opinion

Illustration of a hand reaching to grab a COVID-19 vaccine off a high shelf, with a £45 price visible

PJ view: Private COVID-19 vaccines should be welcomed with caution

Parastou Donyai

Are we self-actualising in pharmacy?

Andy Cowper, editor of Health Policy Insight

Early days of Pharmacy First highlight three things we should study

Illustration of a stepping stone made up of a textbook, a GP clinic, a community pharmacy and a hospital.

Developing a new model for cross-sector foundation training

Photo of Paul Rees on a grey background

Paul Rees: ‘Pharmacy First could be the saviour of general practice’

Illustration of boxes being ticked by a red pencil, with an out of focus patient in the background

How credentialing assessors assure patient-focused pharmacy practice

Illustration of a community pharmacy raised high on golden pillars

Three core values of community pharmacy are fundamental to a healthy future

Illustration of a cluster of stem cells in the blood stream, with cutout missing spaces – one with a question mark

Our drive to increase diversity on the stem cell register

Learning & CPD

Photo with selective focus to hand of patient draw to Infusion pumps in hospital.

Perioperative management of type 2 diabetes mellitus

Stylised illustration of a man showing his pharmacist that his head hurts, with her showing him an open laptop

Principles of diagnostic reasoning

Photo illustration of a cascade of pills calling into a system, with antibiotic resistant bacteria untouched

How pharmacists can contribute to effective antimicrobial reviews

Sick woman with a headache/feeling faint and holding head in pain on a blurry motion blur background.

Lithium monitoring and toxicity management

Young man looking at a packet of antidepressants, with the blister pack in one hand and the pack in the other

How to talk to patients about starting antidepressants

Composite photo with kelp supplement on the left overlaid over an underwater kelp scene

The effect of sea kelp on thyroid function in hypothyroidism

Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Trichomonas vaginalis parasite

How to diagnose and manage Trichomonas vaginalis

Your RPS

Pharmacy cross signage

RPS consults on advanced curricula for critical care and mental health pharmacy

James Davies, director for England at the RPS

RPS warns four out of five community pharmacy clinical lead roles could disappear when NHS funding ends

Black male student using laptop

Differential attainment gap persists for black pharmacy students and trainees, says RPS report

Older man with walking stick being helped by physician in his home

Updated RPS professional standards aimed to ensure high-quality homecare services across the UK

Letters

Announcements

Tributes