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Prescribing

See our prescribing pharmacy training to improve your knowledge on medicine safety within pharmacies.

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Strep A death: Practice pharmacist 'not given feedback' on using records system

Coroner concerned that surgery did not have clear triage and referral pathways

11 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC bans standalone use of web questionnaires for weight loss drugs

GPhC unveils beefed-up rules for supply of ‘high risk’ and weight loss medication by online pharmacies.

04 Feb 2025 , 3 Min Article

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New RPS and RCGP Repeat Prescribing Toolkit aims to improve safety and efficiency

A new Repeat Prescribing Toolkit commissioned by NHS England which aims to streamline repeat prescribing systems and reduce medicines waste has been launched by the RPS and RCGP

08 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Use effective contraception, MHRA tells male valproate patients

MHRA issues new precautionary advice in wake of Scandinavian study

05 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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NHSE announces key step in IP pathfinder pilot as EPS rolls out

The 210 pathfinder pharmacies can 'start delivering clinical services' once EPS is rolled out, says NHSE.

29 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Polypharmacy rates lower in UK than rest of Europe

Rates of polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate prescribing are lower in the UK than in many European countries, a new analysis has revealed.

29 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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DiCE responds to PDA concerns over online prescribing guidance

“The providers interacting in the DiCE Forum would strongly refute that their service was unprofessional or solely commercially driven."

14 May 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Guarding against antibiotic resistance

Everyone has a part to play in the appropriate use of antibiotics, and pharmacy teams are ideally placed to help.

10 Sep 2020 , 4 Min Article

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Pharmacogenomics

This module aims to provide an overview of pharmacogenomics and explain how genetic factors can influence response to certain drugs.

11 Aug 2020 , 3 Min Module

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Cannabis-based medicines

Improve your knowledge on cannabis-based medicines with this pharmacy scenario.

19 Mar 2020 , 2 Min Module

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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

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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

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Specials

Improve your understanding of specials and consider the positives and negatives of dispensing bespoke medicines.

27 Mar 2019 , 2 Min Module

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Liquid medication safety

This module will help pharmacists refresh their knowledge regarding liquid medication safety

05 Sep 2018 , 900 Min Module

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Polypharmacy: part three

How to put your new and/or improved knowledge of polypharmacy into practice.

21 Mar 2016 , 900 Min Module

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Polypharmacy: part two

Optimising medicines in polypharmacy and adopting a patient-centred approach.

19 Feb 2016 , 900 Min Module

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