PJ September 2020, Vol 305, No 7941

Side hustles: how pharmacists can turn their passions into a money spinner

The concept of a side hustle is a simple one — it is work that you can do on top of your day job that is flexible and can bring in money. …

Up to 85% of community pharmacies could be in financial deficit by 2024, economic analysis concludes

Economic analysis by Ernst and Young has concluded that up to 85% of community pharmacies will be in financial deficit by 2024 if current funding arrangements continue.…

No going back: how the pandemic is changing community pharmacy

The coronavirus pandemic has been a huge challenge, but it has revolutionised pharmacy practice in some positive ways. In the third of a three-part series, we ask community pharmacists which changes they want to retain.…

Chlamydia screening in pharmacies decreases by 7% in 2019 as STI rates rise

Chlamydia testing in community pharmacies fell by 7% in 2019, despite a 2% overall increase in tests carried out through the National Chlamydia Screening Programme during the year.…

NICE updates anaphylaxis guidance to ensure patients carry two adrenaline injectors in response to coroner’s report

Healthcare professionals should always offer people with allergies a prescription for two further adrenaline injectors before discharge from hospital and advise patients to carry these with them at all times, updated guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has s…

Gonorrhoea infection: diagnosis and treatment

Diagnoses of gonorrhoea in England rose by 26% between 2018 and 2019. Pharmacy teams can help prevent transmission and promote good sexual health practices through identifying patients at risk.…

Government consults on allowing pharmacy technicians to administer COVID-19 and flu vaccines

Pharmacy technicians could become eligible to safely administer a COVID-19 or influenza vaccine under new government proposals.…

Novel once-daily fixed-dose ICS–LABA improves lung function over ICS monotherapy, research finds

A once-daily fixed-dose combination of inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting β2-adrenoceptor agonist significantly improved lung function over inhaled corticosteroids alone, a phase III study has concluded.…

Digital hospital-to-pharmacy referral service delayed until January 2021

Hospitals will be able to digitally refer discharged patients to community pharmacies across England from January 2021.…

Oral therapy abrocitinib is effective in moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis

Abrocitinib, an oral Janus kinase 1 selective inhibitor, is effective and well-tolerated in patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis, a study in JAMA Dermatology has suggested.…