Drug storage

Refrigeration storage for no-deal Brexit medicines stockpiles to cost £1m

The government is expecting to spend around £1m on refrigerated storage for medicine stockpiles in the event of a no-deal Brexit.…

Revised guidance on handling of medicines brings multidisciplinary focus

Healthcare settings away from hospitals and secondary care have been added to professional guidance on Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines, which was published on 12 December 2018 by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS).…

Refrigeration for ‘no-deal’ Brexit medicine stockpiles to cost tens of millions of pounds, says Hancock

Building refrigeration capacity to store stockpiles of medicines in the event of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit is expected to cost in the “low tens of millions” of pounds, the health and social care secretary has said.…

Community pharmacy staff take flexible approach to SOPs, study finds

Community pharmacy staff members are often flexible with their adherence to standard operating procedures (SOPs), interviews with community pharmacy employees has revealed. …

NICE issues guidance to improve controlled drug safety

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published a guideline on the management of controlled drugs.…

Poor medicines management a common issue in NHS services, finds Care Quality Commission

Patient safety is being compromised by poor medicines management in many NHS and adult social care services, according to a report by the Care Quality Commission.…

2015 RPS award winners announced

The winners of this year’s Royal Pharmaceutical Society Awards were revealed at the annual conference in Birmingham on 13 September 2015.…

Clinical Pharmacist’s monthly news round-up: the top 10 in the past month

What has been happening in the world of pharmacy? Here’s our pick of must-read news from the past month.…

Review calls for improvements to medicines management in Welsh hospitals

Unannounced inspections of facilities providing hospital care for elderly patients in Wales have revealed serious shortfalls in medicines management.…