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Sodium valproate – the risks for pregnant women

Written by | 4 May 2022

A recent newspaper article drew attention to the increased risks of birth defects in children of mothers who have taken sodium valproate during pregnancy. IMI spoke to experienced […]

Clinical pharmacy practice in dermatology

Written by | 25 Apr 2022

Kläre Bryant is an experienced clinical pharmacist who has specialised in dermatology. For the past nine years she run outpatient clinics at Liverpool University Hospitals for dermatology patients […]

Opportunities for pharmacists in dermatology

Written by | 23 Apr 2022

There is now an interest group for specialist dermatology pharmacists and work is in progress with British Association of Dermatologists to develop suitable training. As Kläre Bryant, advanced […]

Clinical pharmacy services in the dermatology biologics clinic

Written by | 22 Apr 2022

Kläre Bryant, advanced clinical pharmacist in dermatology at Liverpool University Hospitals, was a recently-qualified independent prescriber when she managed the switch to biosimilar infliximab for the cohort of […]

Working with patients with skin conditions

Written by | 21 Apr 2022

Feedback from a satisfied patient illustrates the impact that good pharmaceutical care can have on dermatological disease, according to Kläre Bryant, advanced clinical pharmacist in dermatology at Liverpool […]

What a specialist dermatology pharmacist can offer

Written by | 20 Apr 2022

Kläre Bryant is an advanced clinical pharmacist who has been holding clinics for dermatology patients receiving biologics and other systemic treatments for more than nine years. IMI spoke […]

Psychiatric pharmacy – a role for those who enjoy caring and communicating

Written by | 8 Apr 2022

Professor M Lynn Crismon is the Behrens Centennial Professor of Pharmacy and Professor of Psychiatry at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin. In this […]

Coronavirus and mental health

Written by | 7 Apr 2022

The coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on mental health in general but especially on health care workers and on children, according to Professor Lynn Crismon. Commenting […]

Developing psychiatric pharmacy practice

Written by | 6 Apr 2022

A request from the medical director to review the prescribing of psychotropic drugs in a small hospital serving the Navajo population stimulated a career interest in psychiatric disease […]

Working with the Navajo people and a case of bubonic plague

Written by | 5 Apr 2022

Early in his career Professor Lynn Crismon worked in the US Public Health Service on the Navajo reservation where he learned much about communicable diseases, including bubonic plague. […]

Pharmacy practice in psychiatry

Written by | 4 Apr 2022

Professor M Lynn Crismon received the 2021 American Society of Health System Pharmacists award for excellence in pharmacy practice leadership. IMI spoke to him to find out more […]

Recent developments and primary care goals for ovarian cancer

Written by | 18 Mar 2022

For primary care teams, keeping up-to-date with developments and current best practice is the key to expediting ovarian cancer diagnosis, according to Dr Sharon Tate, Head of Primary […]

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