Our #QuoteoftheWeek is from #ZubirAhmed, surgeon and Labour MP for Glasgow South West, on the market for counterfeit weight-loss medications and how it could have been predicted
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@pharmaj.bsky.socialOur #QuoteoftheWeek is from #ZubirAhmed, surgeon and Labour MP for Glasgow South West, on the market for counterfeit weight-loss medications and how it could have been predicted
@pharmaj.bsky.socialA hospital trust, at which a patient died, did not meet electronic patient record standards under NHS England’s Frontline Digitisation Programme, a response to a coroner’s report has revealed
@pharmaj.bsky.socialIn this comment piece, #HananHamad and #MajidJalil highlight that #pharmacytechnicians are well positioned to support medicines optimisation, prescribing safety and workforce sustainability.
@pharmaj.bsky.socialA case-finding to medicines optimisation approach for pharmacy diagnosis and treatment of hypertension demonstrates that long-term conditions can be managed in community pharmacies safely and effectively
@pharmaj.bsky.socialClinical trial participants with #obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus, who took #retatrutide at a dose of 12 mg, experienced an average of 20.8% weight loss over 80 weeks, study results show
@pharmaj.bsky.socialIn our latest #PJPod episode focusing on #PharmacyInsideJobs, #EdHindle talks about his role as an advanced specialist pharmacist at Moorfields Eye Hospital, managing the care of patients with uveitis
@pharmaj.bsky.socialAll health boards in Wales have been told to nominate a senior member of their pharmacy team to be responsible for advanced therapy medicinal products planning, as part of a national review of pharmacy aseptic services
@pharmaj.bsky.socialThe General Pharmaceutical Council has failed to meet the Professional Standards Authority’s standard on the timely resolution of fitness-to-practise (FtP) cases for the eighth consecutive year
@pharmaj.bsky.socialThis learning article, which is part of a comprehensive series showing how to evaluate a clinical study or research paper, shows how to analyse the association between variables in clinical trial data
@pharmaj.bsky.socialThis learning article, which is part of a comprehensive series showing how to evaluate a clinical study or research paper, explains when different statistical tests should be used to interpret trial data
@pharmaj.bsky.socialIn this news analysis piece, we highlight that coroners have warned public bodies six times in three years about the threat medicine shortages pose to patients and examine what pharmacists and patient groups say must change
@pharmaj.bsky.socialIn this blog article, #AdrushaRamsunder and #RachelPalmer explore what progress has been made towards a genomics population health service, what challenges need to be overcome and what is the role of pharmacy?
@pharmaj.bsky.socialThe market for counterfeit weight-loss medications could have been predicted and could be fixed by increasing NHS prescribing of the drugs, Zubir Ahmed, Labour MP for Glasgow South West, has suggested
@pharmaj.bsky.socialDeveloping biosimilars of medicines that are due to come off patent could save the NHS up to £40m per year on average, a Medicines UK report has said
@pharmaj.bsky.socialAlmost half of community pharmacy contractors in Wales said they had reduced staffing levels as part of measures to keep their business afloat in the previous 12 months, a Community Pharmacy Wales survey has found
@pharmaj.bsky.socialIn our latest blog, #FaizaAli and #ChloeBenn highlight how Barts Health NHS Trust is piloting an employer-led approach to make sure that pharmacists are credential-ready
@pharmaj.bsky.socialOnly a few community pharmacies in England have been involved in the planning of new neighbourhood health services, Janet Morrison, chief executive of Community Pharmacy England, has said
@pharmaj.bsky.socialCommunity Pharmacy Scotland has agreed a funding uplift with the Scottish government for 2026/2027, the negotiator has said
@pharmaj.bsky.socialOur latest supported learning article explores risk identification, prevention, testing and treatment of COVID-19 in pharmacy practice
@pharmaj.bsky.socialIn this comment piece, #KiranSharma highlights how a national NHS evaluation sheds light on safety issues surrounding electronic prescribing
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