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February 2024, Vol 312, No 7982
Top news stories
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![hand holding sodium valproate blister pack](https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sodium-valproate-343x194.jpg)
People harmed by valproate could receive £100,000 payout, patient safety commissioner says
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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](https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pharmacy_First-343x194.jpg)
‘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](https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Online_Pharmacies-343x194.jpg)
Special report: has the online pharmacy bubble burst?
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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](https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Nitazenes-343x194.jpg)
Everything you need to know about nitazenes
Opinion
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PJ view: Private COVID-19 vaccines should be welcomed with caution
![Parastou Donyai](https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Parastou-Donyai-circle-WM-343x194.jpg)
Are we self-actualising in pharmacy?
![Andy Cowper, editor of Health Policy Insight](https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Lead-2-e1698676192123-343x194.jpg)
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.](https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/foundation-sectors-343x194.jpg)
Developing a new model for cross-sector foundation training
![Photo of Paul Rees on a grey background](https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Lead-1-343x194.jpg)
Paul Rees: ‘Pharmacy First could be the saviour of general practice’
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How credentialing assessors assure patient-focused pharmacy practice
![Illustration of a community pharmacy raised high on golden pillars](https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pillars-2-343x194.jpg)
Three core values of community pharmacy are fundamental to a healthy future
Learning & CPD
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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](https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Diagnostic_Reasoning-343x194.jpg)
Principles of diagnostic reasoning
![Photo illustration of a cascade of pills calling into a system, with antibiotic resistant bacteria untouched](https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Lead-343x194.jpg)
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.](https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/shutterstock_1662766783-343x194.jpg)
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](https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PS_Antidepressants-343x194.jpg)
How to talk to patients about starting antidepressants
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The effect of sea kelp on thyroid function in hypothyroidism
![Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Trichomonas vaginalis parasite](https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/trichomonas-vaginalis-micrograph-spl-17-343x194.png)
How to diagnose and manage Trichomonas vaginalis
Your RPS
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RPS consults on advanced curricula for critical care and mental health pharmacy
![James Davies, director for England at the RPS](https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/james-davies-rps-343x194.jpg)
RPS warns four out of five community pharmacy clinical lead roles could disappear when NHS funding ends
![Black male student using laptop](https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/black-student-on-laptop-343x194.jpg)
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](https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/homecare-343x194.jpg)