Our #QuoteoftheWeek is from #CatrionaMatheson, professor in substance use at the University of Stirling, on Scotland’s first drug-checking service opening in Glasgow
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@pharmaj.bsky.socialOur #QuoteoftheWeek is from #CatrionaMatheson, professor in substance use at the University of Stirling, on Scotland’s first drug-checking service opening in Glasgow
@pharmaj.bsky.socialPharmacy “sits at the heart” of the Welsh government’s priorities for health, Mabon ap Gwynfor, cabinet minister for health and care, has said
@pharmaj.bsky.socialThe prescribing extensions to Pharmacy First in England are planned to start in October 2026, Janet Morrison, chief executive of Community Pharmacy England, has said
@pharmaj.bsky.socialIn our latest editorial, we explore how pharmacists should be accountable for the decisions they make in pharmacies but should not be left absorbing the risk of tools they did not build
@pharmaj.bsky.socialThe Liberal Democrats have said they will “put community pharmacy on a sustainable footing by properly rewarding an expanded Pharmacy First service”
@pharmaj.bsky.socialThe Pharmacists’ Defence Association will now be able to fully contribute to negotiations on the pay and conditions of NHS staff on Agenda for Change contracts, after becoming a full voting member of the NHS Staff Side Council
@pharmaj.bsky.socialIn this feature article #RobBrown highlights how the approval of #teplizumab could be “the biggest breakthrough since the discovery of insulin” in #diabetes treatment and researchers hope it could lead to a “functional cure”
@pharmaj.bsky.socialOur collection of resources on paediatric health is organised within three categories — medicines, conditions and safeguarding and wellbeing — including a self-assessment quiz
@pharmaj.bsky.socialScotland’s first local drug-checking service will open in Glasgow in October 2026, allowing people to submit drugs for rapid analysis and receive harm-reduction advice alongside the results
@pharmaj.bsky.socialAround one in six children taking glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists experiences a nutritional deficiency within the first year of treatment, according to the results of a US study
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@pharmaj.bsky.socialThis learning article offers an overview of the responsibilities of pharmacy teams during major incidents and how lessons learned from previous incidents can strengthen local preparedness
@pharmaj.bsky.socialScottish community pharmacies are among sites where a new video remote interpreting app — which provides live British Sign Language translation — will be piloted
@pharmaj.bsky.socialThe General Pharmaceutical Council is one of the healthcare regulators that has committed to jointly developing “high-level principles” around the regulation of AI use by health and social care professionals
@pharmaj.bsky.socialExplore our collection of resources on sexual and reproductive health, which help pharmacists provide confidential advice and refer patients to related services
@pharmaj.bsky.socialA GP surgery has implemented a medicines management and safe prescribing policy for the prescribing of high-risk medicines, including opioids, benzodiazepines and gabapentinoids, in response to the death of patient
@pharmaj.bsky.socialThe chairs of six parliamentary committees have asked the National Audit Office to look into whether the pharmaceutical pricing agreement between the UK and the United States offers value for money
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@pharmaj.bsky.socialThis learning article, which is part of a comprehensive series showing how to evaluate a clinical study or research paper, focuses on measures of risk, data handling and the key points of a study’s discussion section
@pharmaj.bsky.socialThis learning article, which is part of a comprehensive series showing how to evaluate a clinical study or research paper, focuses on types of potential error and statistical power
@pharmaj.bsky.socialThis learning article, which is part of a comprehensive series showing how to evaluate a clinical study or research paper, explains some of the fundamental statistical concepts that can help interpret study data