Preparing for pharmacist independent prescribing at scale A summary of the findings from a scoping exercise analysing the state of readiness within the UK healthcare system for pharmacist independent prescribing, considering what practical action can be taken to help its success.…
Are electronic prescribing systems increasing the risk of ‘look-alike sound-alike’ medication errors? Electronic prescribing and medication systems have been heralded for their potential to reduce medication errors, but they also make it easy to select the wrong drug. Has their implementation made it more likely for ‘look-alike sound-alike’ errors to occur?…
Why clinical mentorship should be embedded into community pharmacist prescribing Independent prescribing in community pharmacy cannot be safely or sustainably scaled without structured clinical support and supervision embedded into service design.…
Newly qualified independent community pharmacists to be prioritised for prescribing support An education and training pathway will provide 1,200 newly qualified independent community pharmacists with funded supervision.…
Pharmacists as antimicrobial stewards: ‘the bug stops here’ Antimicrobial resistance is a modern day crisis that we must all take responsibility for, with a balanced, careful approach to the use of antibiotic medicines.…
NHS to start testing prototype of single national formulary in June 2026 Delegates at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress 2026 heard that the test phase of the single national formerly prototype will begin alongside the development of draft national guidance on local formulary standardisation.…
Is pharmacy education preparing pharmacists for the cognitive demands of modern practice? As pharmacy roles become more demanding, Christa Awad questions whether students are being prepared to carry out their roles safely.…
National formulary should be integrated into electronic prescribing, paediatric bodies say A joint position statement recommended that British National Formulary for Children-based dosing should be used to calculate paediatric doses and set safety dose limits for electronic prescribing systems.…
‘Moving the goalposts’: the worrying rise of testosterone replacement therapy Rising prescription rates, illicit supply chains and lack of monitoring and support mean that men could be damaging their health by using testosterone without a formal prescription — and pharmacists may have a role to play in spotting harm.…
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.…
