Pharmacist involvement in GP trainee assessments improves prescribing safety, study results show An NHS Education for Scotland scheme demonstrated that pharmacists improved the prescribing skills of trainee GPs.…
Clinical workload for community pharmacists will have nearly doubled in five years, says PSNC The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee said that the changes promised in the 'Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework' to free up pharmacists' time have not taken place.…
NHS to fund nearly 330 independent prescriber training places for community pharmacists The training places are open to pharmacists working in England in community pharmacy, health and justice, or primary care settings and will start before March 2022.…
Government recommends Paxlovid as first-line treatment for eligible COVID-19 patients New guidance advises that patients who test positive for COVID-19 following their admission to hospital should be offered Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir + ritonavir) first.…
Boots to launch private mental health service soon, says chief pharmacist Exclusive: Marc Donovan, chief pharmacist for Boots, said the multiple would be launching a mental health service to increase access for patients and ease pressure on the NHS.…
Marc Donovan: ‘I can’t say there won’t be further store closures’ As the COVID-19 pandemic moves out of its acute phase, chief pharmacist Marc Donovan sets out his focus for pharmacy teams at the multiple.…
Research suggests that molnupiravir is effective against Omicron variant Laboratory research results suggest that antivirals remain effective against the Omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus, but monoclonal antibodies lose potency against it.…
Law to be changed permanently to allow pharmacies to provide vaccinations off-premises The legislation change will also make permanent a temporary measure that allowed additional healthcare professionals to vaccinate patients.…
Transparency over negative results in antidepressant trials is improving, data show Analysis of trial data shows that there has been an increase in reporting of negative outcomes in antidepressant trials, from 11% in trials published between 1987 and 2002 to 47% in research published between 2008 and 2013.…
Donald Arthur Lee (1928–2022)On 25 January 2022, Donald Arthur Lee, aged 93 years, of Newbury, Berkshire. Mr Lee registered with the Society in 1950.…
