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May 2024, Vol 312, No 7985
Top news stories
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Government backs two new models of hub-and-spoke dispensing
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MPs call for urgent overhaul of community pharmacy funding model
Features
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Making skill mix a reality: the advancing role of pharmacy technicians
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Are prescribing restrictions for pregabalin working?
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Everything you need to know about xylazine
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Spotlight: Pharmacists in community mental health teams
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Bridging the mental health gap: the role of pharmacists
Opinion
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PJ view: Changes to hub-and-spoke legislation are too late for a community pharmacy sector in crisis
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Guiding better research or stifling it?
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A new way to explore professional skills learning content from The Pharmaceutical Journal
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To DPP or not to DPP: who trains the trainers?
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A campaign to help patients discuss their medicines nearly doubled our medication reviews
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Updating hub-and-spoke legislation will level the playing field for community pharmacies
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Why we are helping patients with lung cancer symptoms self-refer for a chest X-ray
Learning & CPD
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Case-based learning: dysmenorrhoea management
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Management of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia
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How to provide patients with safety-netting advice
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How to navigate and ensure effective patient communication about medicines shortages
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How to identify and manage prolonged acute and chronic cough in pre-school children
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Genital herpes: diagnosis and treatment
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Best practice for medicines use in neonates
Your RPS
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King Charles III to become patron of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
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RPS announces results of 2024 national pharmacy board elections
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Architecture exhibit aims to start a discussion on the use of space in community pharmacies
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RPS launches new PJ app ‘designed to meet the needs of members’
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