Medicines optimisation

Medicines,

NPA: Community pharmacy could ’save the NHS billions’

The sector could save the NHS billions of pounds and improve patients’ lives through smarter medicines use, a new economic analysis has revealed.

06 Oct 2025 , 3 Min Article

Medication safety,

Woman died after taking medicine from husband’s ‘identical’ dosette box

Pharmacy bodies respond to coroner's report on Berkshire woman's death

16 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

Integrated care,

Report calls for community pharmacy ARRS funding to address workforce challenges

Sector can play a much bigger role in medicines optimisation if right levers are in place, says new report.

28 Jun 2024 , 3 Min Article

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NHS Discharge Medicines Service: part two

Part two of this series with CPPE looks at what the NHS DMS involves.

10 Jun 2021 , 10 Min Module

Older people's health,

Managing inappropriate polypharmacy

This module provides an overview of appropriate and inappropriate polypharmacy and its management with reference to national guidance, and also examines the role of deprescribing.

10 Jun 2020 , 7 Min Module

Prescribing,

Antimicrobial resistance

To mark European Antibiotic Awareness Week, this module will consider the role of community pharmacy teams in tackling antimicrobial resistance.

15 Nov 2019 , 7 Min Module

Medication safety,

Antimicrobial Resistance

This CPD module looks at antimicrobial resistance and the pharmacy team's role in tackling this patient safety threat.

14 Oct 2019 , 4 Min Module

Screening & diagnostics,

Renal therapeutics: part three

Part three of this renal therapeutics CPPE module looks at chronic kidney disease, its causes and how to prevent its progression.

14 Oct 2019 , 3 Min Module

Prescribing, Medication safety,

Renal therapeutics: part two

Part two of this renal therapeutics CPPE module looks at the effects of medicines and how ADME are affected in patients.

13 Sep 2019 , 3 Min Module

Heart health,

Blood pressure management

This module provides an overview of hypertension screening and management including drug treatments and self-help advice through lifestyle interventions

22 Jan 2019 , 900 Min Module