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‘More than four walls’: the push to upgrade pharmacy consultation rooms

As pharmacies take on more prescribing, vaccinations and Pharmacy First consultations, the profession is asking whether its consultation rooms are good enough and numerous enough.…

Pharmacy technicians should not just support research — they should lead and shape it

PJ view: ADHD care is coming to primary care and pharmacists must be written into the plan

A forgotten supplement: why fewer women are taking folic acid before pregnancy

Is our medicines supply chain stretched to breaking point?

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Emergency contraception: best practice for pharmacy

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Migraine: what do pharmacists need to know?

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Acne vulgaris: recognition and management

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How to talk to patients about starting antidepressants

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Applications of AI in pharmacy practice

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Autism: identification, management and support

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Stimulant and non-stimulant agents for ADHD

News from Wales

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Two in three housebound patients had no medication review for more than two years

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Hypertension pilot demonstrated pharmacy management of long-term conditions

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All health boards told to include a member of their pharmacy team in ATMP planning

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Almost half of pharmacy owners cut staff because of cost pressures in the past year, survey finds

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Pharmacy ‘at the heart’ of Welsh government’s healthcare priorities

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Nasal adrenaline spray recommended for use in NHS Wales

‘We’re in our early days’: the Royal College of Pharmacy’s first national advisory council chairs on their priorities

News from Scotland

Female hands holding various blisters with medicines in the bedroom

Two in three housebound patients had no medication review for more than two years

A healthcare professional checks a patient's blood pressure

Hypertension pilot demonstrated pharmacy management of long-term conditions

A scientist prepares a DNA sample for analysis

All health boards told to include a member of their pharmacy team in ATMP planning

A green cross sign in a community pharmacy

Almost half of pharmacy owners cut staff because of cost pressures in the past year, survey finds

A pharmacist reaches for a prescription in a community pharmacy

Pharmacy ‘at the heart’ of Welsh government’s healthcare priorities

Light blue background with EURNeffy product in the centre

Nasal adrenaline spray recommended for use in NHS Wales

‘We’re in our early days’: the Royal College of Pharmacy’s first national advisory council chairs on their priorities

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Asthma: diagnosis, harm prevention and treatment optimisation

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Practice guidelines, systematic reviews and meta-analyses

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Adults with diabetes on dialysis

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Understanding equivalence and non-inferiority studies

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Infertility and in vitro fertilisation medicines

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Best practice for managing acute pain

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How to use the Pendleton model of feedback in different pharmacy sectors: a practical guide

Haemato-oncology

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Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors and B-cell malignancies: a guide for pharmacists

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Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: diagnosis and management

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How can pharmacists best support patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia?

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Management of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia

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BTK inhibitors: what pharmacists need to know

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BRUKINSA: explore the possibilities in CLL

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