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Medicare rules may reduce prescription steering

Written by | 14 Jan 2025

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have found that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)—organizations that negotiate access to medicines for most patients in the United States—steer patients to use their own […]

Three critical tasks for pharmacists – Clinical Pharmacy Congress North highlights

Written by | 5 Nov 2024

In his keynote lecture Richard Cattell, Deputy Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, asked pharmacists to do three things: Make their voices heard in the development of the NHS 10-year plan […]

Pharmacy professor receives $1.9 million award to tackle gene therapy challenges

Written by | 15 Sep 2024

A pharmacy professor at Binghamton University, State University of New York has a $1.9 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to tackle gene therapy challengs. […]

Dr Shania Liu scoops new International Pharmacy Federation (FIP) award

Written by | 12 Sep 2024

FIP’s Early Career in Pharmaceutical Practice Recognition Award recognises an outstanding early career pharmacist who has made significant contributions to the field at a national level and is […]

Pharmacy services in paediatrics and neonatology

Written by | 9 Jun 2024

Steve Tomlin is a pharmacist and Director of the Children’s Medicines Research and Innovation Centre (CMRIC) at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London. His mission is […]

UTEP pharmacy researchers develop potential treatment for fibrosis

Written by | 8 Jun 2024

Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso are developing a new therapeutic approach that uses nanoparticles for the treatment of skin and lung fibrosis, conditions that […]

What does a consultant neonatal pharmacist do?

Written by | 8 Jun 2024

As Director of the Children’s Medicines Research and Innovation Centre (CMRIC) at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, Steve Tomlin now uses his experience of hands-on […]

How standardisation of pharmaceutical products helps in neonatology

Written by | 7 Jun 2024

Effective use of standardised products in neonatology depends on expert knowledge of both the clinical situation and the pharmaceutics of the products – and this is where prescribing […]

The challenges of parenteral feeding for pre-term babies

Written by | 6 Jun 2024

A parenteral nutrition solution contains about 50 different components and is critical for survival and growth of a pre-term infant. Managing such products requires a good understanding of […]

Why neonatology pharmacy is fascinating and demanding

Written by | 5 Jun 2024

Steve Tomlin is a pharmacist and Director of the Children’s Medicines Research and Innovation Centre (CMRIC) at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London. His mission is […]

In the drive to deprescribe, heartburn drug study teaches key lessons

Written by | 15 Apr 2024

Whether it’s costs, safety risks or “pill fatigue” they’re trying to reduce, many health systems and clinics have started working on ways to encourage deprescribing of medications that […]

Pilot anticholinergic deprescribing scheme found that memory assessment in patients with reduced anticholinergic load improved significantly after two weeks

Written by | 9 Mar 2024

Much has been written about deprescribing of medicines with anticholinergic effects to reduce overall anticholinergic burden and it is widely recommended as a way to reduce cognitive impairment, […]

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