Highlighting shoulder injury related to vaccine administrationI would like to highlight an important, though rarely discussed or reported, issue: shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA). I implore any pharmacists who offer travel or flu vaccinations to take note. SIRVA is a result of the body’s immune response to direct injection …
Case-based learning: recognising sepsis Sepsis can lead to organ failure and death. However, early diagnosis and recognition in the pharmacy may help prevent these potentially fatal consequences.…
Pharmacy regulator opts to keep same three reflective account standards for revalidation Pharmacists will be asked to choose from the same three standards for their reflective accounts for revalidation next year, the General Pharmaceutical Council has announced.…
Prescribing of ‘low-risk’ drugs to be expanded to wider range of healthcare professionals, government proposes The government has said it will introduce legislation to allow a wider range of healthcare professionals in the NHS to prescribe “low-risk” medicines.…
How to ensure your safety when working alone Pharmacy professionals give their thoughts and advice to a locum pharmacist required to work alone at night.…
Asif Sadiq: ‘We hope to put together a plan that’s truly inclusive’ Having dedicated his working life to improving equality in the workplace, Asif Sadiq hopes that the RPS’s newly launched inclusion and diversity strategy will create a true sense of belonging across the Society.…
Deaths: Marshall GellmanOn 6 October 2019, Marshall Gellman FRPharmS, aged 90 years, of Salford, Greater Manchester. Mr Gellman registered with the Society in 1952, and was conferred with Fellowship in 1992. …
Barcode database errors could see wrong medicines dispensed to patients, warns pharmacy negotiator Pharmacists have been asked to “remain vigilant” when dispensing certain packs of medicines after a discrepancy was found between barcodes on the packs and corresponding data stored in an NHS Business Services Authority database.…
Moratorium on online dispensing of opioids is required An undercover investigation carried out by The Times is further proof that online pharmacies should be prohibited from prescribing and dispensing opioid medicines until they can prove they are safe.…
Is hormone replacement therapy worth the risks? The risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have long been the source of confusion and controversy. Here we summarise the latest evidence to assist pharmacists in supporting patients thinking about HRT.…
