Recap of Top UK Pharmacy News In June New Health Minister Announced: Steve Brine, who is the MP for Winchester and Chandler’s Ford, is the new minister with responsibility for pharmacy. Steve Brine refers to himself as a ‘passionate defender’ of…
Recap of Top UK Pharmacy News In June New Health Minister Announced: Steve Brine, who is the MP for Winchester and Chandler’s Ford, is the new minister with responsibility for pharmacy. Steve Brine refers to himself as a ‘passionate defender’ of…
5 Tools Pharmacists Should Be Using. In today’s post, Pharmacist Diary opens up another informative page. This page contents my favourite tools for a smooth daily operations. Both experienced pharmacists and newly qualified pharmacists will find this post useful. These…
6 common issues pharmacists face at work. As a Pharmacist, I have come to realise not every dispensary problem affects the whole Team. Most times the pharmacist has to bare the issue alone. Here are common issue a pharmacist typically…
What Top 4 Most Prescribed Drugs says about England population. The Health Survey For England 2013 reported the 4 classes of medicine below as the top 4 most prescribed in uk. 1. Lipid-lowering medicines: This class of drug lowers the level…
Medicine Recall: Sodium Cromoglicate 2% w/v 13.5 mL Eye Drops. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: released a Class 2 Medicines Recall on Sodium Cromoglicate 2% w/v 13.5 mL Eye Drops. A Class 2 classification, specifies a recall within 48 hours.…
High Court Ruled: Pharmacy Funding Cut Was Not Unlawful National Pharmacy Association (NPA) and Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) legal actions against the Department of Health was heard side by side week commencing 20th of March 2017 in the High…
Danger! Keep out of the reach of children Medicines help the body work properly. However if a medicine is not taking the right way it can be harmful especially in children. NHS reports an average of 40,000 children hospital admissions yearly. 70%…
Muscle pain from statin was shown to be “all in the mind” of the patients. The Study was carried out by researchers from Imperial College London, Royal London Hospital, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the University of Gothenburg,…
Welcome To Medicine Safety Workshop For Schools Pharmacist diary offers Medicine Use and Safety Workshop tailored for pupils between the age of 5 and 11. NHS reports an average of 40,000 children hospital admissions yearly. 70% is a result of medicine…
A day in the life of a community pharmacist Saturday Edition. Being a Community Pharmacist is different from a typical 9-5 Job, it involves working long hours and most Saturdays. I am lucky I only have to work till 1pm on…