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Semaglutide – a game-changer in obesity management

Written by | 9 May 2023

Alex Miras is Professor of Endocrinology at the University of Ulster, UK and is an expert in obesity management and research. In 2021 a trial of semaglutide for […]

Deprescribing to optimise drug therapy

Written by | 27 Apr 2023

Debi Bhattacharya is Professor of Behavioural Medicine at the University of Leicester, UK. As a former primary care pharmacist, she has experience of both practice and research into […]

CHARMER – a different kind of deprescribing intervention study

Written by | 26 Apr 2023

The CHARMER study of a proactive deprescribing intervention is different from previous studies and addresses five critical factors identified by prescribers and patients as being key to success, […]

Barriers and enablers for deprescribing

Written by | 25 Apr 2023

There is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ deprescribing intervention and a good understanding of the barriers and enablers to effective deprescribing is needed, according to Debi Bhattacharya, Professor of Behavioural Medicine […]

Deprescribing – reactive and proactive

Written by | 24 Apr 2023

Debi Bhattacharya is Professor of Behavioural Medicine at the University of Leicester, UK. As a former primary care pharmacist, she has experience of both practice and research into […]

NICE Quality Standards for managing chronic heart failure

Written by | 10 Mar 2023

Dr Rani Khatib is a Consultant Cardiology Pharmacist at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Associate Professor at the Leeds Institute for Cardiometabolic Medicine (LICaM), University of Leeds. As […]

What are the implications of the NICE Quality Standards?

Written by | 9 Mar 2023

The updated and expanded NICE quality standards should be used in all care settings to audit and improve services for people with chronic heart failure, according to Dr […]

Why do we need NICE Quality Standards for chronic heart failure?

Written by | 8 Mar 2023

Dr Rani Khatib is a consultant pharmacist in cardiology and cardiovascular research and associate professor at the University of Leeds. As a member of the NICE Guideline Development […]

Hospital Pharmacy services in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian

Written by | 17 Feb 2023

John A. Armitstead is the System Director of Pharmacy at Lee Health in Fort Myers, Florida. During the past five years, Fort Myers has twice been hit by […]

Lessons for pharmacy from Hurricane Ian

Written by | 16 Feb 2023

Reflecting on his experiences during and after hurricane Ian, John A. Armitstead, System Director of Pharmacy at Lee Health in Fort Myers, Florida, says how proud he is […]

How the pharmacy responded to hurricane Ian

Written by | 15 Feb 2023

For a period of 48 hours after hurricane Ian, the five hospital outpatient pharmacies were the only operational pharmacies for the entire county and had to deal with […]

First steps for pharmacy when a hurricane hits

Written by | 14 Feb 2023

Pharmacy managers need to plan for the provision of emergency pharmacy services after the hurricane has passed and must bear in mind that wholesalers may be out of […]

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