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Prescribing

See our prescribing pharmacy training to improve your knowledge on medicine safety within pharmacies.

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NI protocol 'already disrupting medicine supply'

Some medicines are already becoming unavailable in Northern Ireland because of the Brexit protocol, an industry spokesperson has said.

22 Apr 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Class 2 recall for Ennogen Pharma trimethoprim 200mg tablets

100mg tablets found in sealed packs of trimethoprim 200mg.

22 Apr 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Data on hospital medicines prescribed during Covid to be collected

Data on medicines prescribed and administered in hospitals will be collected as part of research into patients' Covid care.

20 Apr 2021 , 1 Min Article

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ACBS sets out criteria for ONS to be listed in the Drug Tariff

Only 'standard' 125 and 200ml packs to be included in Tariff in the future - all other sizes to be de-listed.

20 Apr 2021 , 1 Min Article

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NICE to speed up access to new treatments

NICE is promising to speed up patients' access to the latest and most effective treatments as part of its new five-year strategy.

19 Apr 2021 , 1 Min Article

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OTC analgesic prescribing fell just 4% after NHS guidance

NSH guidance aimed at reducing prescriptions for OTC medicines saw a drop of just 4.4 per cent for simple analgesia prescriptions in its first year.

02 Mar 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Opioid prescribing varies widely across England

Opioid prescribing varies considerably across England and is especially marked in areas of high socio-economic deprivation, a study shows. 

22 Jan 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Guarding against antibiotic resistance

Everyone has a part to play in the appropriate use of antibiotics, and pharmacy teams are ideally placed to help.

10 Sep 2020 , 4 Min Article

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Contractors get 2k per month for Pharmacy First Plus service

Community pharmacy contractors in Scotland will receive a monthly fee of £2,000 for offering the new Pharmacy First Plus service, it has been revealed. 

12 Aug 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacogenomics

This module aims to provide an overview of pharmacogenomics and explain how genetic factors can influence response to certain drugs.

11 Aug 2020 , 3 Min Module

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Scottish pharmacies receive £4.6m global sum boost

Community pharmacies in Scotland have been offered a three-year funding package for the first time.

27 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacists may be included in new prescribing powers bill

A new bill set before Parliament today aims to extend prescribing powers to more health professions.

13 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Renal therapeutics: part two

Part two of this renal therapeutics CPPE module looks at the effects of medicines and how ADME are affected in patients.

13 Sep 2019 , 3 Min Module

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Polypharmacy: part three

How to put your new and/or improved knowledge of polypharmacy into practice.

21 Mar 2016 , 900 Min Module

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Polypharmacy: part two

Optimising medicines in polypharmacy and adopting a patient-centred approach.

19 Feb 2016 , 900 Min Module

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Polypharmacy: part one

This CPPE module considers the role of pharmacy teams in understanding polypharmacy.

15 Jan 2016 , 900 Min Module

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