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Proton pump inhibitors linked with chronic kidney disease

A growing body of evidence has linked proton pump inhibitors with acute kidney injury and now new research has also found links with chronic kidney disease.…

Government to consult on legal changes to permit widespread centralised dispensing

The UK government will consult on amending medicines legislation to allow all community pharmacies to operate using centralised dispensing, Alistair Burt, community and social care minister, has announced.…

Regional winners of ‘I Love My Pharmacist’ announced

The six regional winners of this year’s ‘I Love My Pharmacist’ competition have been announced by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…

Who decides the true value of a medicine?

Determining the real worth of a treatment means more than just measuring the effect on clinical symptoms.…

Pilot highlights ‘massive need’ for clinical pharmacist input into dispensing GP practices

Findings from a pilot, in which a pharmacist independent prescriber provided face-to-face medication reviews in two dispensing practices, suggest that such care can deliver many benefits to patients.…

Nobel prize shared by scientists for parasitic disease drug discoveries

The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been split two ways and shared by three scientists for developing therapies for the treatment of parasitic disease.…

UK pharmacists receive international awards

Two UK academic pharmacists have been honoured with awards at the opening ceremony of the International Pharmaceutical Federation 2015 annual congress in Dusseldorf, Germany.…

Selling homeopathy undermines pharmacists as evidence-based practitioners

At a recent debate at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society annual conference, pharmacists discussed whether homeopathic medicines should be sold from community pharmacies.…

Pilot evidence crucial to integration of practice pharmacist role

The evidence derived from a scheme to place pharmacists in general practice to ease pressures on GPs in England will be crucial to further integrating pharmacists into primary care, according to a leading practice pharmacist.…

The wait is over for more clinical roles for pharmacists

Pharmacists, particularly those in the community, are closer than ever to being offered the new opportunities in clinical practice.…