Pharmacy teams facing abuse after ‘high numbers’ of ineligible patients book COVID-19 vaccinations Pharmacy teams have reported having to spend a large amount of unfunded time explaining COVID vaccination eligibility to patients, some of whom have become angry and abusive.…
Pharmacy is crucial to improving outcomes for people diagnosed with bowel cancer The role of pharmacy is vital in supporting earlier diagnosis of suspected bowel cancer.…
Around half of pharmacies are not delivering ambulatory blood pressure monitoring Exclusive: According to analysis by The Pharmaceutical Journal, the number of pharmacies that did not deliver any ambulatory blood pressure monitoring consultations each month has decreased by 10%.…
GPhC proposes increasing pharmacy technicians’ level of study A consultation document has outlined proposals to raise the level of pharmacy technicians’ roles to Regulated Qualifications Framework level 4 in England and Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework level 7 in Scotland.…
Health news round-up: mosquitoes, new HIV guidelines and research into cannabis and psilocybin Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson summarises some important developments in health news.…
Beyond GLP-1: the next wave of weight-loss medication innovation From agonists and antagonists to ultrasound therapy, an in-depth look at the drug development pipeline has highlighted several promising new potential weight-loss medicines.…
Expanding community pharmacy services could save NHS almost £4bn The National Pharmacy Association also notes that the data in its report equate to “over 100,000 years of additional healthy life per annum" for patients.…
Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors and B-cell malignancies: a guide for pharmacists This learning article with interactive elements provides an overview of the available Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors for the treatment of B-cell malignancies to support pharmacists with their use in practice.… Supported content
Combination inhaler therapy cuts asthma attacks in children by almost half Study results revealed that the annualised rate of asthma attacks was lower in participants who used a budesonide-formoterol inhaler compared with participants who used a short-acting β2-agonist inhaler.…
Redefining the pharmacist of the future Pharmacy is moving in an exciting clinical direction but, unless early career pathway opportunities are broadened, the profession risks losing valuable talent.…
