Test your knowledge of medicines safety Our self-assessment quiz covers the principles of medicines safety and some scenarios that pharmacists might encounter in daily practice.…
How pharmacists are storing medicines in soaring temperatures What is being done to ensure hospitals can store medicines safely as heatwaves become more prevalent and what steps are pharmacists taking to maintain medicines integrity in the short term?…
The patient information leaflet: is it really working for patients? How a broader approach to medicines information will encourage safer use and better understanding for patients.…
Medicines storage needs to change with the climate Pharmacy staff should make patients aware of the importance of safe medicine storage to optimise the stability and efficacy of their medicines.…
Government pledges to provide legal guidance on 24/7 palliative care The government said it was “committed” to publishing a modern services framework on palliative care provision to improve access, quality and sustainability of all-age palliative care.…
Restarting psychotropics after a treatment break: patient considerations and the pragmatic approach How to support safe, person-centred re-initiation of antidepressants, antipsychotics and mood stabilisers.…
More than half of patients who stop weight-loss drugs restart within a year Researchers found that people taking newer medications, such as tirzepatide, were 41% less likely to discontinue than those taking older drugs, such as liraglutide.…
Case-based learning: hyperpolypharmacy and pharmacist-led multidisciplinary continuity in primary care How multidisciplinary teams can collaborate to alleviate the risks of hyperpolypharmacy, and why a pharmacist-led continuity model could offer the best patient outcomes.…
Addressing ethnic inequities in medication adherence A literature review focusing on challenges faced by patients from different ethnic groups in medication adherence, and potential approaches to mitigating these disparities.…
SMRs cut prescribing of potentially inappropriate medicines by up to 40% Researchers studying data from 635,698 patients discovered that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were the most commonly stopped prescription following a structured medication review.…
