1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1115+ words) Home > Practice > Profession > Reframing research as a core practice in pharmacy: expert commentary Drawing on insights from three pharmacists in England, this expert commentary examines the barriers and enablers to embedding research in everyday pharmacy practice. It highlights key lessons…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1671+ words) Home > Practice > Reducing rejected discharge medicine referrals: action to strengthen pharmacy communication Despite a marked reduction in referral rejections since the introduction of the NHS Discharge Medicines Service five years ago, a significant number of referrals continue to be rejected…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1202+ words) Safe and effective transfer of medicines information at hospital discharge remains a significant challenge across healthcare systems. Indeed, anywhere between 25% and 80% of patients experience at least one medication discrepancy or failure to communicate in-hospital medication changes at discharge, according to…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1013+ words) Home > Clinical > Respiratory > Inhaled heparin and treatment of respiratory infections: expert commentary Professor Clive Page, emeritus professor of pharmacology at King's College London, outlines how an international collaboration has shown that inhaled heparin " repurposed during the pandemic " can reduce the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1675+ words) Home > Clinical > Rheumatology > The ongoing drug shortages affecting JIA care: expert commentary They can delay or avoid the use of immunomodulatory systemic therapy and can also be utilised to help patients increase joint functionality while waiting for systemic therapies to…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1493+ words) Home > Clinical > Immunology > Beyond viral suppression: refocusing HIV care in a changing clinical landscape HIV care has transformed over the past two decades. Effective antiretroviral therapy has made durable viral suppression achievable for many people living with HIV. However, this…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1306+ words) Home > Clinical > Haematology > CAR-T access across Europe: approval versus availability Despite regulatory success in Europe and the UK, access to CAR-T therapies remains inconsistent and often delayed. In his latest commentary, Dr Jo'o Gon'alves Ph D examines how misalignment between…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (549+ words) Home > Practice > Health technology > Medication safety and artificial intelligence: hospital pharmacy highlights 2025 The fifth theme of 2025 does not involve a single molecule or platform, but a maturation in how hospital pharmacy considers safety and digital innovation. Guntschnig et al argued…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1708+ words) Home > In depth > Views > Honourable discharge: solving the issue of patient flow? Can the seemingly intractable problem of delayed patient discharge from hospitals be solved by the creation of a single responsible body? Pharmacist Norman Niven, CEO at The Medication…...

3+ mon, 10+ hour ago  (1455+ words) Home > In depth > Views > A dead-end profession for ex-army compounders? The evolution of hospital pharmacy The first hospitals in which pharmacy was practised in Britain were the Roman military hospitals, or valetudinaria. With the end of Roman occupation of Britain…...