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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 […]

Preparing the pharmacy service for a hurricane

Written by | 13 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 […]

How primary care pharmacy could help the NHS work more effectively

Written by | 4 Feb 2023

Professor Ashok Soni OBE is a community pharmacist and president of the National Association of Primary Care. He is also a non-executive director at Oxford University Hospitals and […]

Integrating community pharmacy and primary care

Written by | 3 Feb 2023

As President of the National Association for Primary Care, Professor Ashok Soni OBE, hopes to use his position be a voice on behalf of the broader perception of […]

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 […]

Frequent visits to green space linked to lower use of certain prescription meds

Written by | 19 Jan 2023

Frequent visits to urban green spaces, such as parks and community gardens in Finland, rather than the amount, or views of them from home, may be linked to […]

UK government media releases risk flouting regs on promotion of prescription only meds

Written by | 30 Sep 2022

Recent media releases/statements on new prescription medicines (POMs) issued by the UK Department of Health and Social Care and its executive NHS agencies, risks flouting the strict regulations […]

New study finds doctors prescribe fewer painkillers during nightshifts than during the day

Written by | 5 Jul 2022

Pain management is one of the biggest challenges of the modern healthcare system.  Almost 60% of US adults report having experienced pain in the past three months and […]

Dinitrophenol, nitrous oxide and the PHTA

Written by | 23 May 2022

Professor Gino Martini was recently appointed as the Chief Executive of the Precision Health Technologies Accelerator (PHTA) at Birmingham University. Previously he was Chief Scientist at the Royal […]

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