Is ePMA a remedy or an irritant? My experience as a hospital pharmacist
The Electronic Prescribing Medicines Administration system is the colourful electronic drug chart introduced in order to meet NHS standards and improve healthcare systems
Six great resources for understanding research and statistics
Pharmacist-led medicines optimisation service reduces non-adherence and improves outcomes post-MI.
How much do you know about mental health problems during and after pregnancy?
Up to one in five women experience mental health problems during pregnancy or within a year of giving birth
Clinical
How to reduce the risk of adverse effects of sodium valproate
Medicines containing valproate are contraindicated in pregnancy for migraine and bipolar disorder and should only be used in epilepsy if no other effective treatment options are available.
Public Health England and NICE have released new guidelines on the diagnosis and management of UTIs, including advice for patients over 65 years of age.
Pharmacy staff from both hospital and primary care settings can play a key role in
One cannot escape the media attention around concerns about painkillers and the comparisons being made
In the UK about 2500 babies per year are born to women with epilepsy (0.3-0.5
Profession
How we introduced a pharmacy-led anaemia management service
Prescribing pharmacists at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board West have integrated within the pre-operative assessment clinics since 2012.
A paper published in the European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy has concluded that ward-based hospital
I always wanted to be a clinical pharmacist and was so disheartened when I missed
The important point about cancer awareness and cancer screening is the need to detect cancer
Emergency Department (ED) performance as measured by the four-hour target reached a record low in
Development
My journey to Consultant Pharmacist
David Sapsford finds working in the critical care environment to be the most rewarding of all of his professional activities
Danielle Stacey, a Lead Pharmacist in Antimicrobials, recently discussed her practice with some expert UKCPA
Lindsey is Medicines Optimisation Research & Development Lead at the Pharmacy Department at John Radcliffe
On 30 March 2018, revalidation replaced the requirement for pharmacist and pharmacy technician registrants to complete CPD.
We know that pain management is a topic applicable to a large number of areas