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Letter

Using digital tools to support clinical pharmacist HRT reviews in primary care

A three-monthly review is recommended after starting hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to assess menopausal symptom control, side effects and bleeding patterns. These factors are also evaluated during an annual review, as well as any changes in medical history1. A programme was design…

Published: 3 January 2025

Opinion

Top ten features of 2024

From dangerous new synthetic opioids to the use of artificial intelligence to transform drug discovery, our most popular features this year have covered a wide array of topics.…

Published: 27 December 2024

Opinion

PJ view: There are still reasons to be optimistic about pharmacy in 2025, despite a challenging 2024

A turbulent 2024 has left the pharmacy profession with many uncertainties, but there are still opportunities to come in 2025.…

Published: 20 December 2024

News

Pharmacy First treatment options should be broadened to support antimicrobial stewardship, says CCA

The Company Chemists’ Association says widening treatment options for conditions under the Pharmacy First service would “ensure antibiotics are only provided when absolutely required”.…

Published: 19 December 2024

News

Seven in ten pharmacy owners are concerned financial pressures will affect patient safety this winter

More than one-third of respondents to Community Pharmacy England’s winter pressures poll said they were concerned their pharmacy businesses may not survive the winter months.…

Published: 19 December 2024

Feature

A bumpy road for pharmacy in 2024

From the launch of Pharmacy First and the promise of a new government, to ongoing struggles with medicines shortages, funding and workforce, there have been some highs and lows for pharmacy during 2024. Here, we look back at the biggest headlines of the year.…

Published: 13 December 2024

News

First independent prescribing pathfinder pharmacy goes live using tailored IT system

Community pharmacy has eagerly awaited the ‘Independent prescribing in community pharmacy pathfinder programme’ after it was announced that, from 2026, all newly qualified pharmacists will become prescribers from the point of registration.…

Published: 12 December 2024

Opinion

How a GP referral scheme improved hypertension detection in community pharmacy

Primary care pharmacist Gurvinder Najran shares the outcomes from an initiative in Dudley, West Midlands, aimed at improving hypertension detection by referring patients from general practice to community pharmacy.…

Published: 4 December 2024

News

GPs back proposal to scrap community pharmacy blood pressure checks

The motion aimed to address community pharmacies’ unfair expectation to seek funding from schemes such as blood pressure checks “due to underfunding of their core national contract”.…

Published: 28 November 2024

News | Minor ailments

Using digital tools to support clinical pharmacist HRT reviews in primary care

Top ten features of 2024

PJ view: There are still reasons to be optimistic about pharmacy in 2025, despite a challenging 2024

Pharmacy First treatment options should be broadened to support antimicrobial stewardship, says CCA

Seven in ten pharmacy owners are concerned financial pressures will affect patient safety this winter

A bumpy road for pharmacy in 2024

First independent prescribing pathfinder pharmacy goes live using tailored IT system

Top ten opinion articles of 2024

How a GP referral scheme improved hypertension detection in community pharmacy

GPs back proposal to scrap community pharmacy blood pressure checks

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