This was a very interesting and thought-provoking read. Community pharmacists are often asked to manage a lot with a great deal of clinical pressure.
I do question the continued optimism of the sector around the opportunities presented by online supplier dilution of script volume.
I have now removed Nurofen Plus and co-codamol from public view. I want to do what I can to reduce the problem of over the counter codeine abuse.
This is such a sad and avoidable case. Despite my best efforts, I’m not sure I know how many of my patients are illiterate.
I think over the counter abuse of opiates is significant. In my experience, so many sales are for combined opiate preparations like co-codamol.
In response to the following article: Professor Harry McQuillan on the ‘ART’ of community pharmacy and referring to […]
A national service allowing vaccinations through pharmacy will likely prove to be a real missed opportunity.
I wanted to write to you to tell you about the situation I face this year as I try to join the GPhC register as a pharmacist.
The current situation with the provisionally registered pharmacists is appalling. Absolutely appalling from the GPhC.
Unlike the rest of the pre-registration pharmacists, he was unable to be provisionally registered due to failing a part of the exam by a couple of marks.
