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Little evidence to back widespread prescribing of mood-altering drugs to children for mental health issues

Written by | 30 Jul 2024

There’s limited evidence to back up the widespread and increasing rates of prescribing mood-altering drugs (psychotropics) as the mainstay of mental health treatment for children and young people,… read more.

Harms of prescribing NSAIDs to high risk groups estimated to cost NHS £31m over 10 years

Written by | 29 Jul 2024

Prescribing non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to people at high risk of harm from them is estimated to cost the NHS in England around £31 million and cause more… read more.

Shared digital NHS prescribing record could avoid nearly 1 million annual drug errors

Written by | 24 Apr 2024

Implementing a single shared digital prescribing record across the NHS in England could avoid nearly 1 million drug errors every year, stopping up to 16,000 fewer patients from… read more.

Study finds benefits in prescribing alcohol use disorder medications upon discharge from alcohol-related hospitalizations

Written by | 3 Apr 2024

For adults hospitalized for alcohol-related reasons, receiving a prescription for an alcohol use disorder (AUD) medication at the time of discharge may lower their risk of return to… read more.

Pharmacy First – Early experiences

Written by | 22 Mar 2024

Reena Barai is a community pharmacist and owner of the family business, SG Barai Pharmacy in Sutton in Surrey. In this series of short videos, she describes how… read more.

Pharmacy First – where is it going next?

Written by | 21 Mar 2024

On the whole the implementation of Pharmacy First has been a positive experience with lots of support from local GPs, says community pharmacist Reena Barai, However, community pharmacy… read more.

Practicalities – what worked well in Pharmacy First?

Written by | 20 Mar 2024

The preparation for Pharmacy First Services was intense and so far, the systems put in place and the relationships nurtured have served the pharmacy well, community pharmacist Reena… read more.

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.

More needs to be done to prevent dependence on pain medication

Written by | 24 Nov 2023

Dependence on pain medication is on the rise due to lack of vigilance by medical professionals, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. Patients dependent… read more.

Nurse practitioners as safe as physicians in prescribing medication for older patients, study finds

Written by | 17 Nov 2023

Researchers at Stanford Medicine have found that nurse practitioners are no more likely than primary care physicians to inappropriately prescribe drugs to older patients  — a finding that… read more.

Primary care doctors face barriers in treating alcoholism

Written by | 30 Jul 2023

Researchers explored how primary care physicians who have some familiarity with medications for alcohol use disorder (MAUD) make prescribing decisions and identify reasons for the underuse of MAUD… read more.

Pharmacogenomics and personalised medicine in practice

Written by | 29 Jul 2023

Pharmacogenomics and personalised medicine are increasingly becoming a part of mainstream healthcare and it is an area where pharmacists have a major part to play. In this series… read more.

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