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Stop science focus for pharmacy degrees, chief pharmacist says

Pharmacy degrees should move away from a focus on chemistry and other sciences and concentrate on health provision, Scotland’s chief pharmacist has said.…

Published: 9 September 2014

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Promoting excellence in pharmacy in Scotland

Hamish Wilson, the Vice Chair of Healthcare Improvement in Scotland, and Alpana Mair, the Deputy Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, discuss the future of the Prescription for Excellence programme in Scotland, how they plan to help pharmacists expand their clinical role and the possible impact of the Scot…

Published: 8 September 2014

Feature

Scottish independence: what are the implications for pharmacy?

Many aspects of pharmacy will be affected if Scotland becomes an independent country.…

Published: 4 September 2014

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Promoting drug-free sport as a doping control officer

Pharmacist Carole Hunter, a doping control officer at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in July 2014, explains her part in trying to rid sport of performance-enhancing drugs.…

Published: 5 July 2014

Feature

Pharmacy services at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games

Audrey Thompson, lead for the pharmacy planning group Glasgow 2014, provides an overview of the pharmacy planning for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.…

Published: 21 June 2014

Feature

Tackling polypharmacy in frail adults

Guidance from NHS Highland on how polypharmacy, and therefore adverse drug events, among frail adults can be reduced could be useful for pharmacists everywhere…

Published: 19 November 2011

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Council agrees new guidance on supervision during consultations

The Council of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has agreed guidance on supervision that will allow the sale and supply of pharmacy and prescription-only medicines while a pharmacist is involved in a private consultation with a patient. The guidance was approved at the December Council meetingon …

Published: 17 December 2005

Opinion

Pre-admission clinics: extending the delivery of pharmaceutical care

Fiona McIntyre and Karen Manson describe the introduction of a pharmaceutical service to pre-admission clinics at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.…

Published: 12 April 2004