A pioneer of care home pharmacyZeshan Ahmed talks about his role advising on elderly care medicine and GP prescribing…
How I used patients’ records to deliver an enhanced service in the communityThe case for giving pharmacists access to patients’ records is growing stronger. Chris Rose describes how he used patient records to run a painmedicines management clinic…
How I came to be a pharmacy ownerPharmacist Rob Pitt shares his thoughts on building good relationships within pharmacy…
Professional competence in pharmaceutical scienceAs applications for the RPS Faculty roll in, Jeff Mills speaks to Faculty fellow and assessor Peter Hylands about his career so far…
Integrated examinations: supporting students with team-based learningJason Hall and colleagues explain how Manchester Pharmacy School is applying team-based learning to the MPharm course to integrate science and practice modules.…
How treatment is labelled affects migraine pain scores, study findsGiving patients positive information about their treatment for acute migraine contributes to a successful outcome, whether the patient is given active drug or placebo, a US study has shown ( Science Translational Medicine ; 8 January 2013).…
SSRI use in late pregnancy linked to newborn pulmonary hypertensionInfants whose mothers took selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in late pregnancy may be at increased risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn…
Can supervision relaxation undermine patient safety in community pharmacy?Supervision relaxation is on the cards again. Ellen Schafheutle and colleagues describe a study that explored communty and hospital pharmacyprofessionals’ views of the issues…
Nelson Mandela — healing a nation Sybil Seoka, immediate past president of the Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa, writes in memory of elder statesman Nelson Mandela, who died on 5 December 2013…
How to support patients to take ownership of their medicationPatients can only benefit from their medicines if they take them correctly. Pharmacists are able to identify non-adherence and provide patients with the support they need to manage their medicines.…
