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Fall in uptake for funded mental health pharmacy training

Exclusive: Half of the places on the University of Bradford's ‘Specialist mental health pharmacist training pathway’ for 2024/2025 have been filled.…

Published: 17 April 2024

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EMA finds no link between GLP-1 receptor agonists and suicidal thoughts

The European Medicines Agency's Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee has confirmed that no update to product information is warranted.…

Published: 16 April 2024

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Pharmacy leaders ‘disappointed’ at cuts to free NHS mental health service

NHS Practitioner Health, which provides support to NHS staff for mental health and addiction, will no longer offer services to secondary care staff.…

Published: 15 April 2024

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All forms of exercise effective in treating depression, meta-analysis finds

Researchers concluded that exercise appeared to be equally effective for patients with different levels of depression.…

Published: 20 February 2024

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

Once finalised, the two new curricula will be add-on modules to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's core advanced pharmacist curriculum, published in June 2022.…

Published: 14 February 2024

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PJ view: Training for specialist mental health pharmacists must be used — and quickly

With training and resources on offer, trusts should be jumping at the chance to make the most of pharmacists’ specialist knowledge on mental health care teams.…

Published: 29 January 2024

Opinion

Widespread pharmacogenomic testing in psychiatry needs a stronger evidence base

More research into the genomic factors influencing psychiatric medicines response is needed before widespread pharmacogenomic testing can be justified.…

Published: 17 January 2024

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Pharmacist Support launches workplace wellbeing course for pharmacy leaders

The training course comprises six modules designed to address pharmacy-specific challenges and will open to registrants from 15 January 2024.…

Published: 11 January 2024

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More than 300 people took overdose of propranolol in one year, report reveals

In the UK, 318 patients took an intentional overdose of propranolol in 2022/2023, of which 12 people died.…

Published: 10 January 2024

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Just over half of places filled on specialist mental health training for pharmacists

Exclusive: The University of Bradford has confirmed that 55% of places were filled in the first year of its ‘Specialist mental health pharmacist training pathway’.…

Published: 9 January 2024