How I deliver a pharmacy service for patients undergoing gender reassignment Patients undergoing gender reassignment can find it difficult to get the medicines they need because of how services are commissioned.…
A simple intervention to help manage asthma patients When dispensing prescriptions for asthma inhalers, community pharmacists could add a small task to their routine to improve management of asthma patients.…
Pharmacists cautious about including prescribing as core skill in initial education Pharmacists and their employers are cautious about including prescribing as a core skill within the initial professional education and training of pharmacists, according to responses to a General Pharmaceutical Council discussion paper.…
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.…
Identifying those with poor asthma control People with poor asthma control may not always attend asthma review appointments and community pharmacists could help find them.…
Expand pharmacy services to ease out-of-hours burden, profession’s leaders urge Roles for pharmacists in general practice, NHS 24, out-of-hours services and A&E, say Scottish pharmacy bodies.…
How trainee pharmacist independent prescribers can work with their supervisors In order to qualify as an independent prescriber, pharmacists must be supervised by a designated medical practitioner. Sasa Jankovic explains how aspiring prescribers can help their supervisors understand their role.…
Demonstrating my clinical practice Building my RPS Faculty portfolio seemed daunting at first, but as a prescriber I realised I had plenty of activities that could be used.…
New home for prescribing framework All healthcare professionals who prescribe must follow a common set of principles, and the pharmacy profession is an appropriate steward for a prescribing framework.…
RPS publishes updated version of MEP guide for pharmacists Medicines, Ethics and Practice 39 includes guidance to reflect latest changes to legislation and standards.…