Study finds pharmacist-led medication reviews may not improve health outcomes Reviewing the medication of patients presenting at hospital promptly was not found to have an impact on the length of hospital admission, mortality or re-admissions, finds a systematic review.…
Global crackdown on illegal internet trade yields £51.6m worth of medicines and devices An international crackdown on the illegal internet trade in medicines has yielded £51.6m worth of items from 115 different countries.…
Medicines management project wins Pharmaceutical Care Award 2015 Winning entry demonstrated the benefit of pharmacist input to GPs’ medicines reviews for older people.…
Pharmacist support ‘helps GPs reduce polypharmacy burden’ Medicines reviews performed by pharmacists in general practice help to reduce polypharmacy burden by 20%.…
Britain leads the way with meningococcal vaccination programmes England, Scotland and Wales have become the first countries in the world to offer babies a vaccine against meningitis and septicaemia caused by meningococcal B infection as part of a national immunisation programme.…
Funding for pharmacists will support GPs to deliver seven-day service Around £7.5m from the primary care infrastructure fund will be used to support community pharmacists with training to help GPs in England deliver a seven-day-a-week service.…
NSAID use may prevent fertile women from ovulating Women who hope to become pregnant should steer clear of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers because they could prevent ovulation, according to the findings of a small study.…
Biological agents can reduce work absenteeism in patients with rheumatic disease Patients with rheumatic disease who are treated with biological drugs miss fewer days of work and are more productive than patients treated with non-biological agents, reveals a meta-analysis. …
Building a pharmacy for the National Ambulance in the United Arab Emirates Anisha Patel is the only pharmacist working for the National Ambulance service in Abu Dhabi. Here, she describes her role in expanding the pharmacy — and developing services for the Formula 1 Grand Prix.…
Ann Marie Allen diesOn 28 May 2015, Ann Marie Allen MRPharmS, aged 43, of Rathfarnham, Dublin. Miss Allen registered with the Society in 1995.…
