Independent prescribing

Changing prescriber supervision requirements will help more pharmacists become prescribers, says RPS

Responding to the General Pharmaceutical Council’s discussion paper, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has advocated for an active pharmacist independent prescriber (IP) to be involved in supervising IPs in training to enable more pharmacists to become prescribers.…

Murray review calls for redesign of MURs and practical steps to establish national minor ailments scheme

Medicines use reviews (MURs) should be redesigned to include ongoing monitoring and regular patient follow-up, giving community pharmacists a much greater role in the management of patients with long-term conditions, according to a long-awaited review of community pharmacy services.…

Becoming a pharmacist in a GP practice – training and communicating

Regina Ahmed has decided to try a career in the primary care sector. In the third of a series of blog posts, she describes her training opportunities and building channels of communication with other healthcare colleagues.…

Same health outcomes for non-medical and medical prescribing

Non-medical prescribers, including pharmacists, are just as effective at prescribing medicines as medical prescribers, according to the results of a Cochrane Review published on 22 November 2016.…

Being a pharmacist in a GP practice – getting to know the team

Regina Ahmed provides the next installment about her new career as a pharmacist in a GP practice.…

Becoming a pharmacist in a GP practice – my journey so far

Regina Ahmed has decided to try a career in the primary care sector. In the first of a series of blog posts, she describes her first impressions of the role.…

Pharmacist prescribing helps more patients achieve cholesterol targets

Community pharmacists who prescribe lipid-lowering medicines as part of a package of care can help more patients achieve their cholesterol target compared with those given traditional care by a physician, according to new research.…

Sheep, supply issues and the Shetland Islands: my life as a pharmacist in rural Scotland

Working over 100 miles off the coast of Scotland presents unique challenges and requires health practitioners such as Anthony McDavitt to have generalist skills.…

Improving prescribing practice to ensure patient safety

The competency framework for prescribers was updated in July 2016 with the aim of making it a more comprehensive and rationalised document, one that is relevant to all prescribers.…

Changing prescribing habits is easier said than done

Pharmacist independent prescriber Valerie Sillito explains how difficult she finds it to break out of old habits when prescribing for asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.…