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What is the Pharmacy First Scheme and how can pharmacies get started?

Written by | 19 Mar 2024

Reena Barai is a community pharmacist and owner of the family business, SG Barai Pharmacy in Sutton in Surrey. This year she and her pharmacy team have been… read more.

How could 3D printed tablets help to personalise doses for paediatric patients?

Written by | 15 Dec 2023

Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a method of creating a 3D object layer-by-layer using computer-created design. It has been used to produce personalised bone grafts and dental implants but… read more.

Can 3D tablet printing be translated into practice?

Written by | 14 Dec 2023

A randomised, cross-over study has demonstrated bioequivalence of the 3D printed tablets with one commercial formulation but there are still additional hurdles to overcome before 3D printing of… read more.

How semi-solid extrusion technology works in 3D tablet printing

Written by | 13 Dec 2023

Semi-solid extrusion (SSE) technology for tablets involves printing from a syringe filled with a gel or paste. Healthy volunteers felt that the resulting tablets were no different from… read more.

Why is 3D printing good for paediatric tablets?

Written by | 12 Dec 2023

Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a method of creating a 3D object layer-by-layer using computer-created design. It has been used to produce personalised bone grafts and dental implants but… read more.

Evidence-based approaches to penicillin allergy de-labelling

Written by | 17 Nov 2023

Neil Powell combines the roles of consultant antimicrobial pharmacist and clinical researcher at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro. In this series of short videos, he describes the… read more.

What does a consultant antimicrobial pharmacist do?

Written by | 16 Nov 2023

The work of a consultant antimicrobial pharmacist involves not only knowing about antimicrobial medicines but also understanding how people and organisations behave and collaborating with others to optimise… read more.

Could penicillin allergy de-labelling lead to better outcomes?

Written by | 15 Nov 2023

Implementation of penicillin allergy de-labelling calls for an understanding of the key barriers and enablers in healthcare systems – topics that the iNAAN and ALABAMA studies address, explains… read more.

What the PALACE study tells us about penicillin allergy de-labelling

Written by | 14 Nov 2023

The PALACE study showed that in people at low-risk of penicillin allergy, a direct oral challenge with penicillin was no less effective than standard allergy testing for determining… read more.

Why penicillin allergy labels might be a bad thing

Written by | 13 Nov 2023

Neil Powell combines the roles of a consultant antimicrobial pharmacist and a clinical researcher at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro.  His current research is focused on the… read more.

Establishing a community pharmacist-led vitamin D point-of-care testing service

Written by | 1 Nov 2023

Adequate levels of Vitamin D are critical for satisfactory immune function and this has stimulated interest in point-of-care testing (POCT) in community pharmacies. A pilot study has recently… read more.

What point-of-care testing for vitamin D levels tells us

Written by | 31 Oct 2023

The pilot study of pharmacist-led vitamin D point-of-care testing showed that the procedure was feasible in routine practice and, surprisingly, that more than half of participants had insufficient… read more.

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