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Alex Williams: ‘There’s a risk to the resilience of the supply chain if government doesn’t invest’

Increased costs and low medicines reimbursement could jeopardise the service that wholesalers provide to pharmacies, says the new chief executive of the Healthcare Distribution Association.…

A unique role in the community: supporting social care and discharge services as a pharmacy technician

How climate change is reshaping the UK’s risk of vector-borne diseases

How pharmacists can transform prescribing safety in psychiatry

What increasing impact factors mean for the RCPharm research journals

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Heat-related illnesses: preparing for periods of high temperatures

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Heat-related illnesses: physiology, symptoms and management

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Medicines storage needs to change with the climate

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Electrolyte disturbances: causes and management

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Case-based learning: insect bites and stings

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How to navigate and ensure effective patient communication about medicines shortages

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Lifeline: an antimicrobial resistance musical

News from Wales

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Common ailments service rated as ‘excellent’ by almost all users, study finds

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NICE recommends heart drug aficamten with simultaneous MHRA approval

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RCPharm meets with new members of the Senedd

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GPhC increases minimum level of study for pharmacy technicians in new training standards

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The GPhC must demonstrate equivalence before shortening the international registration route

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Geraldine McCaffrey: ‘There’s real positivity about the role we can play as a royal college’

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Health board rejects community pharmacy PrEP pilot

News from Scotland

A pharmacist assists a patient in a community pharmacy

Common ailments service rated as ‘excellent’ by almost all users, study finds

A middle aged man takes a tablet with water

NICE recommends heart drug aficamten with simultaneous MHRA approval

A photo of Liz Hallet (left) standing with Beca Brown (middle) and Geraldine McCaffrey (right)

RCPharm meets with new members of the Senedd

A pharmacist checks a box of medicine in a community pharmacy

GPhC increases minimum level of study for pharmacy technicians in new training standards

Blue background with grain on left and right. In centre GB in green and scales in yellow and grey on top.

The GPhC must demonstrate equivalence before shortening the international registration route

Geraldine standing against wooden bookshelf wearing dark pink shirt

Geraldine McCaffrey: ‘There’s real positivity about the role we can play as a royal college’

An image of several pre-exposure prophylaxis pills on a table

Health board rejects community pharmacy PrEP pilot

Learning & CPD

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Test your knowledge of medicines safety

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Writing an effective CV for pharmacy roles: a guide for graduates

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Best practice for prescribing drugs with dependence potential

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Acute kidney injury: causes, diagnosis and management

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Using Janus kinase inhibitors in myeloproliferative neoplasms

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Switching between weight-loss medications

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The pharmacist’s role in optimising care for adults with trigeminal neuralgia

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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