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Test your knowledge of gastrointestinal conditions

This CPD and learning quiz can help you assess your knowledge of a range of issues affecting the gastric system.…

Published: 7 February 2025

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Test yourself: the 2024 CPD and learning quiz

Assess your knowledge on a wide range of topics in our end-of-year CPD and learning quiz.…

Published: 12 December 2024

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Prescribing dilemma: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors for heart failure in an older patient

The fourth article of our new prescribing dilemmas series, exploring real-world dilemmas that pharmacist prescribers encounter in clinical practice.…

Published: 10 December 2024

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Maternal vaccination: rationale, recommendations and role of pharmacists 

Pharmacists can support expectant mothers by knowing the recommended vaccinations for pregnant women, the rationale for their use and promoting maternal vaccination at every opportunity.…

Published: 3 December 2024

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Prescribing dilemma: clozapine prescribing in prison

The third article of our new prescribing dilemmas series, exploring real-world dilemmas that pharmacist prescribers encounter in clinical practice.…

Published: 19 November 2024

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How to conduct a health assessment for pharmacists

As pharmacists take on more clinical tasks than ever, this article outlines what to consider when undertaking a health assessment.…

Published: 5 November 2024

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Prescribing dilemma: balancing risk and benefits of off-label migraine treatment in a child

The second of a new series of articles exploring real-world dilemmas that pharmacist prescribers encounter in clinical practice.…

Published: 2 October 2024

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Prescribing dilemma: balancing risk and benefit when treating sertraline sexual dysfunction

The first of a new series of articles exploring real-world dilemmas that pharmacist prescribers encounter in clinical practice.…

Published: 3 September 2024

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Health psychology and advanced communication skills for prescribers

An introduction to the principles of health psychology that can be applied during consultations with patients.…

Published: 27 August 2024

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Schizophrenia: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

How pharmacists can recognise the signs and symptoms of schizophrenia — a psychotic condition that affects more than 685,000 people in the UK — with an overview of treatment options, side effects and management advice.…

Published: 23 August 2024