Assessing the integration of pharmacist independent prescribers in child and adolescent mental health services The outcomes of integrating two pharmacist independent prescribers into a community child and adolescent mental health services and the acceptance of their role as part of the multidisciplinary team.…
Antidepressant prescribing up 6% in last three months of 2020 Despite a rise in antidepressant prescriptions, the overall rate of increase has slowed, the NHS Business Services Authority has found.…
Pharmacist-led feedback for prescribers cuts errors in hospital, study suggests A pharmacist-led feedback intervention, aimed at supporting prescribers, resulted in a significant reduction in prescribing errors in hospital, a study has found.…
How our multidisciplinary approach helped us reduce our practice’s high-dose prescribing by almost half Senior GP pharmacist Rory Donnelly explains how his practice helped reduce high-dose opioid prescribing by an average of 40%.…
Medical cannabis has yet to live up to the hype Two years since legalisation, prescribers need convincing that medical cannabis is an effective therapy option.…
Appropriate prescribing practices and considerations: a hospital pharmacist’s perspective (audio) How pharmacists can implement age-appropriate prescribing and choose the right formulation in practice.…
Pharmacists in one county say working with GP practices during the COVID-19 pandemic has been ‘difficult’ A survey of pharmacists in Kent has found that 80% have had difficulties with communication and collaboration with GP practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
‘Patients want a fresh start without the stigma’ – a day in the life of an HIV and gastroenterology pharmacist Akwasi Mintah details a typical day providing pharmaceutial care to patients with HIV and inflammatory bowel disease.…
One in ten hospital trusts have been asked to approve unlicensed cannabis-based medicinal prescriptions Around 10% of hospital trusts have received requests for prescriptions of unlicensed cannabis-based medical products.…
We pharmacists are risk-averse but it is logical that we should all independently prescribe on registration In light of the shifts in healthcare practice that have been expedited during the COVID-19 pandemic, one important change that is long overdue is ensuring pharmacists have a much bigger role in prescribing, says Anthony Cox.…
