Pharmaceutical sciences

RPS warns four out of five community pharmacy clinical lead roles could disappear when NHS funding ends

Exclusive: Two years after 42 community pharmacy clinical lead posts across integrated care systems were announced, funding for the roles is due to end in April 2024.…

DOACs to be analysed as part of genetic biobank scheme

Patients who report adverse effects from direct oral anticoagulants to the Yellow Card scheme may be contacted to provide a blood sample, from which data will then be added to a biobank for researchers to analyse.…

Test your knowledge on mental health

An opportunity to test your knowledge on a range of mental health conditions and interventions.…

NHS England to integrate genomic medicine into pharmacy education and training

In a new framework, NHS England says it aims to develop the pharmacy workforce to incorporate pharmacogenomics into routine care over the next three years.…

Pharmacogenomics and medicines optimisation to be one of eight NHS ‘genomic networks of excellence’

The network will focus on developing the rollout of pharmacogenomics and medicines optimisation in the NHS, including in primary care to address adverse drug reactions.…

Widespread pharmacogenomic testing in psychiatry needs a stronger evidence base

More research into the genomic factors influencing psychiatric medicines response is needed before widespread pharmacogenomic testing can be justified.…

Expanded genetic profiling could guide cancer treatment, study finds

Researchers analysed whole-genome data with data from the NHS, revealing genetic changes in cancers that may affect survival rates and patient outcomes.…

Supporting an early-career researcher in uncovering the barriers to wider pharmacy research

The Pharmacy Research Advisory Group shares how it supported a clinical Fellow in finding out why research is not a core function of all clinical pharmacists’ roles.…

Rheumatoid arthritis: management

An overview of the medicines used for symptom control and disease modification, with consideration given to non-pharmacological approaches that support management of rheumatoid arthritis.…

Geraldine McCaffrey: ‘The advances we’re making in Wales are really exciting’

The recently elected chair of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Welsh Pharmacy Board talks to The Pharmaceutical Journal about the Society’s role in assisting the evolving workforce in Wales.…