Study launched to assess third dose of booster COVID-19 vaccine for patients with weakened immune systems The OCTAVE DUO trial will assess whether a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine stimulates a stronger immune response in at-risk patients.…
Hospital pharmacists urged to consider industrial action in response to 3% pay rise Exclusive: The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists is encouraging its members to take part in Unite's consultative ballot, open from 27 August until 24 September 2021.…
Becoming a ‘change agent’: six ways pharmacists can help make their workplace greener Minna Eii on pharmacy's responsibility to reduce its impact on climate change and become more sustainable.…
Depression omitted from new medicine service extension despite increase in antidepressant prescribing during pandemic The new medicine service has been expanded to cover 16 therapeutic conditions but depression, and its associated use of antidepressants, has not been included.…
UK orders 35 million Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses ahead of possible booster campaign in 2022 The Department of Health and Social Care said global demand meant it needed to order additional vaccine doses to guarantee a supply for a potential COVID-19 booster campaign in 2022.…
Case study: primary biliary cholangitis management with obeticholic acid This article considers how a patient with primary biliary cholangitis should be managed, following non-response to ursodeoxycholic acid.…
Cheryl Way: ‘Sometimes, we need to give ourselves a good talking to’ The chair of the Welsh Pharmacy Board on avoiding burnout, independent prescribing and what she would like to see happen in pharmacy post-COVID.…
Pharmacies to get up to £1,800 in extra contract funding for providing heart checks The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has announced it has secured additional funding as an incentive for community pharmacies to run a hypertension case-finding advanced service.…
Community pharmacies to provide women’s health services in Scotland The 'Women's health plan' sets out the Scottish government's plans for improvements to sexual health, menstrual health, menopause, endometriosis and heart health.…
Apixaban use in low body weights — should we be monitoring anti-Xa levels? There are limited data for the use of direct oral anticoagulants in low body weight, but that does not mean we cannot adjust dosing to ensure patients are not put at risk from over-anticoagulation.…
