NHS saved £78m on ‘low priority’ medicines in 2022/2023 NHS England had previously said a change in prescribing guidance could save ‘up to £141m’ annually.…
MPharm students to be able to dispense medicines on undergraduate clinical placements The University of Bath has produced a list of 47 entrustable professional activities that MPharm students can undertake during supervised clinical placements.…
Only pharmacists have signed up to postgraduate pharmacogenomics course Exclusive: The course, run by Bangor University, had 16 participants in its first year, all of whom were pharmacists.…
Children and young people with asthma: pharmacological management and monitoring The second of our two-part series on asthma in children and young people outlines pharmacological management and appropriate monitoring of the condition.…
Pharmacists are the success story of general practice, and they are here to stay With more than 8,500 pharmacists now working in general practice, they have a vital role in patient care — their recruitment into primary care networks must continue.…
How to advise women on the safe use of medicines while breastfeeding Pharmacists should understand the pharmacokinetic principles influencing a drug’s passage through breast milk to confidently promote breastfeeding as an important public health measure.…
Genetic ‘biobank’ version of Yellow Card scheme to be piloted by drugs regulator Genetic data and samples from patients who have experienced adverse side effects to medicines will be stored in the biobank, which will be used to determine whether the reaction was the result of a genetic trait.…
PJ view: a pharmacogenomic revolution is gathering pace There has been rapid progress in the use of pharmacogenomics in patient care over the past 18 months — and it appears to be just the start.…
NICE to recommend genetic testing before prescribing clopidogrel The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has said genetic testing before initiating clopidogrel is a cost-effective use of NHS resources for patients at risk of stroke.…
Pharmacogenomic testing pilot to start in general practice from June 2023 The pilot will test patients when they start a new statin, certain antidepressants or proton pump inhibitors to ensure they are on the right medication and not at risk of side effects.…
