How clinical guidelines contribute to medication errors
A study1` of more than 28,000 medication incident reports found 608 reports of moderate-severe harm or death when using guidelines. Further analysis showed that difficulties in finding and […]
A study1` of more than 28,000 medication incident reports found 608 reports of moderate-severe harm or death when using guidelines. Further analysis showed that difficulties in finding and […]
The new Pharmacy First Services in England enable community pharmacists to supply medicines, including antibiotics, for certain conditions without a prescription. The services have been carefully framed to […]
ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting – Highlights Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) caused an estimated five million deaths in 2019 and by 2050 this is likely to rise to 10 million […]
ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting – Highlights In November 2023 The Pharmacy Technician Society (TPTS) was launched under the wing of The American Society for Health System Pharmacists (ASHP). […]
ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting – Highlights Sharon L. Youmans, PharmD, MPH is Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Executive Vice Dean, University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of […]
Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a method of creating a 3D object layer-by-layer using computer-created design. It has been used to produce personalised bone grafts and dental implants but […]
A randomised, cross-over study has demonstrated bioequivalence of the 3D printed tablets with one commercial formulation but there are still additional hurdles to overcome before 3D printing of […]
Semi-solid extrusion (SSE) technology for tablets involves printing from a syringe filled with a gel or paste. Healthy volunteers felt that the resulting tablets were no different from […]
Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a method of creating a 3D object layer-by-layer using computer-created design. It has been used to produce personalised bone grafts and dental implants but […]
Neil Powell combines the roles of consultant antimicrobial pharmacist and clinical researcher at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro. In this series of short videos, he describes the […]
The work of a consultant antimicrobial pharmacist involves not only knowing about antimicrobial medicines but also understanding how people and organisations behave and collaborating with others to optimise […]
Implementation of penicillin allergy de-labelling calls for an understanding of the key barriers and enablers in healthcare systems – topics that the iNAAN and ALABAMA studies address, explains […]
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