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Guidance on off-label use of tocilizumab for UK COVID-19 patients published

A UK-wide position statement to support off-label prescribing and access to tocilizumab, administered intravenously, for eligible COVID-19 patients in intensive care has been published.…

Appropriate prescribing practices and considerations: a hospital pharmacist’s perspective (audio)

How pharmacists can implement age-appropriate prescribing and choose the right formulation in practice.…

‘Patients want a fresh start without the stigma’ – a day in the life of an HIV and gastroenterology pharmacist

Akwasi Mintah details a typical day providing pharmaceutial care to patients with HIV and inflammatory bowel disease.…

Reopening Nightingale hospitals will put ‘incredible strain’ on pharmacy teams, hospital pharmacists warn

Reopening the Nightingale hospitals will put “incredible strain” on hospital pharmacy teams, the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists has warned.…

‘I have developed good working relationships with my patients beyond their diagnosis’ – a day in the life of a renal pharmacist

With the support of his manager and the renal department, Aaron Acquaye is constantly striving to develop his clinical knowledge and skills. …

Hospitalised COVID-19 patients first in UK to receive antibody treatment in RECOVERY trial

Patients admitted to a hospital trust in North East England with COVID-19 have become the first to receive synthetic neutralising antibodies.…

Nightingale hospital pharmacy lead among recipients of Queen’s birthday honours

The 2020 Queen’s birthday honours list focused on frontline responders and community volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the lead pharmacist for the Nightingale Hospital in London.…

Provisionally registered pharmacists report being barred from bank pharmacy work

Provisionally registered pharmacists have reported being barred by NHS Professionals from working as bank pharmacists in hospital trusts, the Pharmacists’ Defence Association has said.…

Ward-based pharmacy services help reduce high-risk prescribing errors in hospitals, report concludes

Ward-based hospital pharmacy services can play an important role in helping multidisciplinary teams identify and reduce high-risk medication errors, a report has revealed.…

Is pharmacy prepared for a resurgence of COVID-19?

As cases of COVID-19 start to rise again in the UK, what can pharmacy staff do to prepare for a potential second surge of infections?…