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Nutrition, medicines and myths: evolution of pharmacy practice.
08 Dec 2023 , 10 Min Module
This CPD module aims to help pharmacy technicians update their knowledge on combined oral contraceptives.
13 Nov 2023 , 10 Min Module
Asthma attacks in the UK have increased by a third over the past decade and the number of people affected by the disease here is among the highest in the world. So why aren’t new therapeutic options being utilised to better effect?
09 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article
The Government wants England to be “smoke-free” by 2030 and pharmacies could help achieve this ambition by engaging with the Smoking Cessation Advanced Service.
05 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article
Does the repurposing of incretin-based therapies as anti-obesity agents warrant all the hype? And can the NHS deliver such medications equitably, safely and sustainably, given the recent problems with shortages as demand soars?
04 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article
The integration of pharmacy IT services with the wider NHS is gathering pace, overseen by the Community Pharmacy IT Group.
02 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article
Last-minute changes to the Covid and flu vaccination schedules were so exasperating, they led to Community Pharmacy England describing the situation as shambolic. So what happened and why?
18 Sep 2023 , 3 Min Article
Helping pregnant women every step of the way
18 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article
Nearly a quarter of the UK population aged 60 years and over have actinic keratoses, according to NICE – but what are they? Are they cancerous and how should they be treated?
This module covers medicines used in the management of heart failure.
13 Sep 2023 , 20 Min Module
Hot flushes are a common symptom of the menopause but many women find the changes to their skin even more distressing.
13 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article
Scenario: Jane Morris, a 71-year-old regular patient, has been bothered with generalised itchy skin for the past two to three months, which is causing sleeping difficulties. The itching started on her return from an extended break in Spain. She takes atorvastatin for hyperlipidaemia and seems to have a residual tan from her holiday. What do you advise?
13 Sep 2023 , 5 Min Module
Thanks to their mode of action, physical insecticides have been considered ‘resistance proof’ when it comes to treating head lice – but now evidence is emerging to suggest this may not be the case.
In her previous article, Samina Ali, a diabetes care specialist pharmacist, considered the role of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in type 2 diabetes. Here she concludes this short series on new therapies by looking at the role of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i)
The prospect of treating psychiatric conditions with long-derided drugs such as psilocybin and LSD is attracting plenty of headlines – but how much is hyperbole and how would the NHS implement psychedelic-based treatments anyway?
Community pharmacists have plenty of experience diagnosing and offering treatment advice for common dermatological disorders such as eczema and acne – but what about some of the more unusual skin conditions that may be seen less frequently?
13 Sep 2023 , 8 Min Article
