Pharmacist-led atrial fibrillation reviews reduce stroke risk for patients A review scheme led by a team of pharmacists prevented an estimated 886 strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation.…
Pharmacist-led medication reviews reduce drug-related readmissions Medication reviews carried out by hospital pharmacists can reduce drug-related readmissions and emergency department visits but the evidence behind these services is of poor quality, according to a study.…
Royal Pharmaceutical Society makes recommendations to parliamentary committee on optimising pharmacists’ skills in primary care RPS Scotland have responded to the Scottish Parliament’s health and sport committee’s inquiry into the role of pharmacists working in GP hubs by calling for better utilisation of pharmacists’ skills in primary care.…
Deprescribing cuts deaths in some studies but not others Analysis of non-randomised studies found that deprescribing polypharmacy reduces mortality, while randomised studies showed no effect on mortality.…
The rise of the pharmacy technician: the next steps Pharmacy technicians are taking on more responsibilities to free pharmacists to carry out clinical services, but the role is being interpreted differently across pharmacy settings and there is no clear definition of what the role should entail.…
Pharmacists have a critical role to play in hospital emergency departments Member of the RPS English Pharmacy Board, Aamer Safdar, makes the case for having pharmacists as a permanent fixture in hospital emergency departments. …
Meet the regional finalists of I Love My Pharmacist: Midlands and East The public has until 21 July 2016 to vote for their favourite regional finalist of the 2016 I Love My Pharmacist Award. The pharmacist with the highest number of votes in each region will then meet with the judging panel who will decide the 2016 champion.…
NICE tackles complex health issues for people with multimorbidity The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has issued draft guidance to help clinicians manage patients affected by multiple long-term health conditions.…
Financial incentive, informatics tool and pharmacist support reduces inappropriate prescribing by GPs A mix of interventions – including educational support from a pharmacist – can reduce the rate of high-risk prescribing for a specific group of patients and may lead to improved clinical outcomes, according to new research.…
A general overview of clinical pharmacy ‘Clinical pharmacy pocket companion 2nd edition’, by Alistair Howard Gray, Jane Wright, Lynn Bruce and Jennifer Oakley.…