Archive

Reducing harm from medicines and improving the patient experience

Written by | 2 Feb 2023

Reducing harm from medicines and improving the patient experience are two objectives that go hand in hand and building in pharmaceutical expertise from the outset is a powerful […]

Getting Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) to work

Written by | 1 Feb 2023

Despite the existence of Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) to ensure that alternative medicines are available when shortages occur, in practice numerous problems have arisen. Professor Ashok Soni OBE, […]

Why pharmacists should manage repeat prescriptions

Written by | 31 Jan 2023

Professor Ashok Soni OBE is a community pharmacist and president of the National Association of Primary Care. He recently called on the Government to make better use of […]

Using behavioural science to improve effective medication use

Written by | 27 Jan 2023

Rob Horne, Professor of Behavioural Medicine at University College London School of Pharmacy, leads a research group focused on the psychology of medicines and understanding patient perspectives of […]

Computer-assisted triage to improve consultations

Written by | 26 Jan 2023

Some additional training may be required to enable community pharmacists to use behavioural approaches to improve outcomes for patients and a computerised triage tool could help to make […]

Reviving the apothecary role

Written by | 25 Jan 2023

Rob Horne, Professor of Behavioural Medicine at University College London School of Pharmacy, has no doubt that evidence supports the use of psychological and behavioural techniques to improve […]

How behavioural factors affect the response to medication

Written by | 24 Jan 2023

Rob Horne, Professor of Behavioural Medicine at University College London School of Pharmacy, leads a research group focused on the psychology of medicines and understanding patient perspectives of […]

Pharmacogenomic testing in community pharmacy

Written by | 14 Jan 2023

David Wright, Professor of Health Services Research at the University of Leicester leads a research team focused on design and implementation of routine pharmacogenomics (PGx) services in community […]

Evidence for pharmacogenomic services

Written by | 13 Jan 2023

A growing number of studies are now providing evidence for the benefits of pharmacogenomics testing (PGx) services. What is now needed is a study to demonstrate the effectiveness […]

Making pharmacogenomics work in practice

Written by | 12 Jan 2023

Actionable drug-genome interactions (DGIs) are found in one in five tests and this makes the processes of obtaining informed consent for testing and follow-up of test results particularly […]

Designing a pharmacogenomic service

Written by | 11 Jan 2023

The process of designing a pharmacogenomic testing service for Community Pharmacy was described in a poster presented at the 80th FIP World Congress in Seville. David Wright, Professor […]

Why pharmacogenomics matters to community pharmacy

Written by | 10 Jan 2023

David Wright, Professor of Health Services Research at the University of Leicester leads a research team focused on design and implementation of routine pharmacogenomics (PGx) services in community […]

Newsletter Icon

Sign up to our mailing list

If you're a healthcare professional you can sign up to our mailing list to receive high quality medical, pharmaceutical and healthcare news and e-journals. Get the latest news and information across a broad range of specialities delivered straight to your inbox.

Sign Up

You can unsubscribe at any time using the 'Unsubscribe' link at the bottom of all our email journals and publications.