The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has issued an improvement notice to Clear Chemist requiring it to take measures to rectify failures identified at an intelligence-led inspection.
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CPD Challenges
💊 CPD Challenge: Oral anticoagulants – Dabigatran 💊
This CPD challenge explores your knowledge of the oral anticoagulant dabigatran. Hopefully, this CPD challenge you reflect on, and identify areas for CPD.
💊 CPD Challenge: Oral anticoagulants – Rivaroxaban 💊
This CPD challenge explores your knowledge of the oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban. Hopefully, this CPD challenge you reflect on, and identify areas for CPD.
💊 CPD Challenge: Oral anticoagulants – Apixaban 💊
This CPD challenge explores your knowledge of the oral anticoagulant edoxaban. Hopefully, this CPD challenge you reflect on, and identify areas for CPD.
UK pharmacy news
RPS launch consultant pharmacist credentialing
The RPS has launched consultant pharmacist credentialing to allow advanced-level practitioners to demonstrate they have the knowledge, skills and experience.
PharmaDoctor launch rapid COVID-19 antigen testing service package
PharmaDoctor has announced the launch of its new Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Testing Service Package, available to community pharmacists.
Spread of coronavirus in hospitals a risk to patient safety
Helping the healthcare system reduce the spread of COVID-19 in hospitals is the focus of a comprehensive report by the HSIB.
Interviews
Vision, politics, pharmacy clubs, elitism, free services and where community pharmacy goes next
Ian Strachan is a community pharmacy owner contractor. He owns a number of pharmacies in England. He was Chair of the NPA between 2014 to 2018.
What can we learn from this tragic fatal warfarin error?
The report, published by HSIB, sets out a case where a medication error with warfarin contributed to the death of a 79-year-old man.
Why I left Scotland to become a pharmacist in the USA
Calum Nelson recently moved to America to become a pharmacist in America. This is his story.
Scottish pharmacy news
RPS Scotland champion the role of pharmacists in mental health
The RPS in Scotland has published a new policy on improving pharmaceutical care for people living with mental health conditions.
Care home report criticised for not including frontline experiences
At least 78 older people were discharged from NHS hospitals to Scottish care homes after testing positive for covid-19 in the early months of the pandemic.
Scottish hospital to care home discharge data published
Public Health Scotland (PHS) has published a report on discharges from NHS hospitals to care homes in Scotland.
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