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Investigating comorbidities and rheumatoid arthritis

Written by Christine Clark | 6 Jan 2021

Interview and article by Christine Clark. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects about one percent of the population in the UK and comorbidities are reported to be common. A recent… read more.

Vaccines – getting the message across

Written by Gary Finnegan | 28 Nov 2020

Interview and article by Christine Clark Knowing that your GP or pharmacist has had the vaccine can be deeply reassuring, according to Gary Finnegan, health journalist and Editor… read more.

Vaccine confidence and hesitancy

Written by Gary Finnegan | 27 Nov 2020

Interview and article by Christine Clark Understanding the three Cs of vaccine hesitancy could be the key to ensuring effective uptake of covid-19 vaccines, according to Gary Finnegan,… read more.

Vaccines: where are we now?

Written by Gary Finnegan | 26 Nov 2020

Interview and article by Christine Clark As planning for a mass covid vaccination campaign gets started, an understanding of vaccines and the factors that drive vaccine confidence will… read more.

Pandemic critical care drug requirements – lessons learned

Written by Christine Clark | 18 Nov 2020

Interview and article by Christine Clark Pharmacist Anita Hogg explains how well Medicines Optimisation Innovation Centre (MOIC) model to estimate the critical care drug requirements during the covid-19… read more.

Estimating pandemic critical care drug requirements

Written by Christine Clark | 17 Nov 2020

Interview and article by Christine Clark Pharmacist Anita Hogg explains how the Medicines Optimisation Innovation Centre (MOIC) in Belfast developed and applied a model to estimate the critical… read more.

The MOIC and pandemic critical care drug requirements

Written by Christine Clark | 16 Nov 2020

Interview and article by Christine Clark Pharmacist Anita Hogg explains the work of the Medicines Optimisation Innovation Centre (MOIC) in Belfast and how the Centre helped to ensure… read more.

Practice pharmacy services during the covid pandemic and in the future

Written by Christine Clark | 4 Nov 2020

Interview and article by Christine Clark Practice pharmacists were able to adjust and simplify drug treatment to ensure continued effective treatment during the covid pandemic – and could… read more.

The benefits of having a practice pharmacist

Written by Christine Clark | 2 Nov 2020

Interview and article by Christine Clark. Pro-active case-finding to optimise treatment of long-term conditions is one the tasks undertaken by pharmacists working in GP practices. Shailen Rao, whose… read more.

Coronavirus tests – findings amongst laboratory staff and implications for herd immunity

Written by Christine Clark | 28 Oct 2020

Article by Christine Clark and Peter Mas-Mollinedo Interview by Peter Mas-Mollinedo Testing of hospital laboratory staff for antibodies to covid-19 revealed some interesting findings and led to questions… read more.

Coronavirus tests – how should they be used?

Written by Christine Clark | 27 Oct 2020

Article by Christine Clark and Peter Mas-Mollinedo Interview by Peter Mas-Mollinedo People often ask if there a case for using both the molecular test and the antigen test.