Chronic medication services

Study finds pharmacist-led medication reviews may not improve health outcomes

Reviewing the medication of patients presenting at hospital promptly was not found to have an impact on the length of hospital admission, mortality or re-admissions, finds a systematic review.…

Collaborative working with GPs is the answer

Following the recent joint Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Royal College of General Practitioners statement about the benefits of pharmacists working in GP practices, I was filled with excitement and optimism. We finally have some interprofessional recognition for the value of our skills and expert…

Advice, rules and regulations for setting up an internet pharmacy

There are 496 distance-selling pharmacy websites currently registered in the UK. What do pharmacists who want to set up their own online pharmacy need to know? …

Bruce Warner: getting the best value and outcomes from the use of medicines

Deputy chief pharmaceutical officer Bruce Warner discusses promoting the medicines optimisation agenda and shares his views on broader issues affecting pharmacists.…

Community pharmacists support new medicine service, research suggests

Community pharmacists generally support the new medicine service because they think it will benefit patients, according to new research.…

A new model of pharmacy in North East London

North East London Local Pharmaceutical Committee is recruiting pharmacies to take part in its new ‘SelfCare Pharmacy’ practice. Will its efforts result in a viable new model of pharmacy care?…

Medicines optimisation: more than a buzzword?

The medicines optimisation agenda is finally gathering momentum nearly two years on from a major Royal Pharmaceutical Society report on the concept.…

2014: The Pharmaceutical Journal’s news in review

Looking back at some of the biggest news stories from the past year. …

Provision of pharmacy services in England has increased, statistics show

The number of medicines use reviews and new medicine service interventions has risen steadily in England’s community pharmacies.…

Government-backed plan supports greater role for pharmacy in management of high blood pressure

Community pharmacists should be commissioned to provide services that improve the management of people with high blood pressure or those who are at risk.…