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Community pharmacy prescribers improve patient access and release GP time

Written by | 29 Nov 2025

Clinical Pharmacy Congress North – Congress highlights Early results from the community pharmacy independent prescribing (IP) pathfinder programme show that the community pharmacy is increasing patient access to […]

HRT prescribing and the Davina effect

Written by | 28 Nov 2025

Clinical Pharmacy Congress North – Congress highlights National prescribing of transdermal and vaginal HRT and micronised progesterone increased while prescribing of oral HRT decreased after the documentary Sex, […]

Iluvien (fluocinolone acetonide) implants provide prolonged benefits for uveitis patients

Written by | 27 Nov 2025

Clinical Pharmacy Congress North – Congress highlights A drug-eluting implant has been shown to reverse cystoid macular oedema and reduce the need for systemic treatment in 80% of […]

Testing faecal microbiota transplants (FMT): impedance cytometry versus culture

Written by | 12 Nov 2025

GERPAC Congress highlights Impedance flow cytometry is a quick and easy method for estimating the numbers and viability of bacteria in faecal microbiota samples, according to Anne-Christine Joly […]

Chlorhexidine-cyclodextrin formulation for Acanthamoeba keratitis

Written by | 11 Nov 2025

GERPAC Congress highlights Cyclodextrin-based chlorhexidine eye drops represent a promising approach to formulating stable and effective treatments for Acanthamoeba keratitis, according to researchers from the University of Picardy […]

RTU gemcitabine reduces the environmental impact of chemotherapy

Written by | 10 Nov 2025

GERPAC Congress highlights The use of licensed ready-to-use (RTU) gemcitabine in polypropylene infusion bags (Sun Pharma) is associated with fewer carbon emissions than in-house compounding from glass vials, […]

Sample-free NIR analysis of compounded anti-cancer drugs

Written by | 8 Nov 2025

GERPAC Congress highlights A near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopic method for analytical checks of compounded anti-cancer drugs could replace the current double visual checks in future, according Julie Evrard (Groupe […]

3D-printed doses significantly cheaper than capsules

Written by | 7 Nov 2025

GERPAC Congress highlights 3D-printed doses of melatonin 1mg cost approximately half as much as the same doses prepared by manual encapsulation, according to an economic evaluation by Lena […]

Fenfluramine nanoparticles for nasal administration

Written by | 6 Nov 2025

GERPAC Congress highlights The successful development of fenfluramine-loaded albumin nanoparticles paves the way for nasal administration of fenfluramine in drug-resistant epilepsy in children. Nasal administration would deliver the […]

Understanding anticholinergic burden and its implications

Written by | 7 Apr 2025

29th EAHP Congress highlights Anticholinergic burden (AB) or anticholinergic load (AL) refers to the cumulative effect of taking multiple medications with anticholinergic actions, which can lead to adverse effects, […]

Irish prescribers’ views on hospital pharmacist prescribing

Written by | 5 Apr 2025

29th EAHP Congress highlights Prescribing by hospital pharmacists is now well-established in a number of countries and there is evidence that stakeholders take a positive view of this […]

Is digital remote monitoring suitable for long-term conditions? Clinical Pharmacy Congress North highlights

Written by | 6 Nov 2024

Marsha Showman and Reena Patel (Leeds Health and Care Partnership) presented a poster describing how utilisation of health services was improved when people with long term conditions, including […]

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