New ten-year vision for pharmacy says pharmacists will play important role in use of genomic data The Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the King's Fund developed the vision with input from pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and patients.…
How we reduced anticholinergic prescribing by 52% What started as a mandatory quality improvement project as part of CPPE training led Jane Shanahan and her colleagues to tackle anticholinergic levels across East Lancashire.…
Children can be given oral solid dose antibiotics amid supply problems, NHS guidance says NHS guidance says whole doses of solid oral dosage forms can be used 'off label' in place of oral suspensions.…
Pharmacy negotiators in talks with government to relax opening hours as contractors face ‘critical situation’ In a statement, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee said some pharmacies had already been forced to stop taking patient phone calls and end medicines delivery services because of financial pressures.…
Antibiotic prescribing target hit one year early in England The 'English surveillance programme for antimicrobial utilisation and resistance' report showed that total antibiotic consumption in England declined by 15.1% between 2017 and 2021.…
Fixing the UK’s medicines shortage crisis As the UK’s medicine shortage crisis rumbles on, continuing to put patients at risk, we take a closer look at the suspected roots of the issue to identify four ways the problems could be fixed.…
Probiotics should be considered when prescribing antibiotics, finds systematic review The review considered papers that looked at the effect on the composition of bacteria in the gut of antibiotics, probiotics, and the two combined.…
Pharmacy negotiators in renewed talks with government on ‘Pharmacy First’ service in England Speaking at the NHS Providers conference, Steve Barclay said the government is looking at how to progress Pharmacy First as a way of improving access to general practice.…
Will pharmacists go on strike over pay? An overview of the pay-related industrial action rippling through the NHS and whether or not pharmacy will be the next sector to react.…
Royal Pharmaceutical Society encourages UK-wide antibiotic amnesty The Society warns that unsafe disposal of medicines can increase the spread of resistance genes among bacteria, putting human and animal health at risk.…
