Pharmacy Voice data highlights community pharmacy’s safety role in high-risk medicines pathway

Audit data collected from 2,773 pharmacies in England and Wales found that just under 14% of people taking methotrexate (to treat arthritis), lithium (to treat bipolar disorder) or warfarin (to thin the blood) are not having their regular blood tests which are used to check they are receiving the correct dose.  In the course of the audit, community pharmacists identified 425 patients who were showing signs of toxicity.
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