Hospital pharmacy

Vitamin C ineffective in treating COVID-19 but simvastatin may provide benefit, trial data show

Researchers report that critically ill patients receiving IV vitamin C had a lower hospital discharge rate than those in the placebo group.…

Medicines shortages experienced by 95% of hospital pharmacists across Europe, survey finds

Hospital pharmacists across 58 countries reported that medicines shortages had delayed or cancelled care.…

RPS publishes standards for pharmacists working for ‘hospital at home’ scheme

The eight standards have been created to set out what constitutes ‘good’ in terms of working practices, as well as audit and benchmark pharmacy services across eight core areas.…

Eating disorders: identification, treatment and support

Pharmacists are well positioned to identify the signs and symptoms of an eating disorder and can provide access to sources of help and support.…

An audit of pharmacological therapy on discharge for patients admitted with acute decompensated HFrEF 

Pharmacological management of acute decompensated heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) reduces mortality and morbidity​[1]​. International and local guidelines recommend with class I evidence for the use of renin-angiotensin system inhibitor (RAASi), beta-blocker, miner…

Nina Barnett (1965–2023)

“Inspirational” pharmacy stalwart Nina Barnett will leave behind a legacy that her peers say they will proudly continue to take forward.…

Half of hospital trusts require staff to have training on time-critical medication, charity finds

Parkinson's UK, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and other healthcare bodies have called on the government to ensure NHS trusts have policies in place to enable patients to receive their medicines on time.…

Improving safety of warfarin prescribing and administration using clinical decision support

There are several benefits of electronic prescribing and medication administration (EPMA) systems, including the ability to support the reduction in medication omission errors​[1,2]​. Researchers suggest that medication administration errors account for ju…

Our journey to digitally transform the discharge medicines review service

Efi Mantzourani shares how she and her team across Wales overhauled a paper-based discharge medicine review service in favour of a digital offering used by nearly every pharmacy in the country.…

How to support pharmacists during hospital rotations

Advice on how to facilitate and support pharmacists and trainees undertaking rotations.…