Pharmacy support needed early on in hospital stay for medication-related problems Patients in hospital need pharmacy input early on in their stay for medication-related problems, a study in the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice has found.…
A day in the life of a chronic pain pharmacist Once developed, chronic pain can last a lifetime, but Peter Farley, a chronic pain pharmacist, believes that there is scope to mitigate this.…
Pharmacist-led medication reviews after hospital discharge significantly cut chances of readmission Patients in Wales who had their medicines reviewed by a pharmacist after being discharged from hospital were significantly less likely to be readmitted within 90 days, compared to those who did not have a review, a study has found.…
Failing the frailest A new analysis suggests that thousands of vulnerable older people could be at risk because their medicines have not been reviewed by their GP.…
Tens of thousands of severely frail older people miss out on vital medicines checks At least four in ten older patients failed to receive an annual medicines use review at their GP surgery in 2019, potentially putting them at increased risk of falls or hospitalisation.…
Pharmacists could be expected to conduct millions of medication reviews, under NHS England plans Pharmacists working in primary care networks will be expected to play a vital role in reviewing the medication of millions of patients with long-term conditions, under radical proposals to improve the care provided in the community published by NHS England.…
Pharmacist-led medication reviews free 28 hours of GP time A redesigned clinical pharmacist-managed medication review process has enabled GPs in the Midlands to provide 168 more appointments per month.…
GP-based pharmacist interventions cut cardiovascular risk factors Pharmacist-led interventions in GP practices can successfully reduce risk factors for cardiovascular events, a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology has suggested.…
Keith Ridge: ‘This is the most fantastic time for pharmacy ever’ England’s chief pharmaceutical officer speaks about being in the driving seat during one of the most crucial times for pharmacy.…
Anticholinergic medicines associated with increased risk of dementia, UK study finds Using strong anticholinergic medication every day for three years or more is associated with a nearly 50% increased risk of dementia in those aged 55 years and over, a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine has found.…
