Pharmacies receive up to £10 per consultation in smoking cessation pilot
Pharmacies are being paid up to £10 per patient consultation as part of a national smoking cessation service pilot. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 25, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

COVID-19 vaccines: send us your questions
With positive trial results for potential COVID-19 vaccines coming thick and fast, we plan to dig beneath the headlines and answer your questions. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 25, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

A third of pharmacists report COVID-19 significantly impacted their mental health and wellbeing
Just under a third (31%) of pharmacists said that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their mental health and wellbeing to a significant extent, according to a survey by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and charity  Pharmacist Support. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 25, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Opioid use in palliative care: selection, initiation and optimisation
Opioids are commonly administered as part of end-of-life care. Pharmacists should know how to select, initiate and optimise opioids to best meet patient needs. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 24, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Bipolar drug manufacturer proposes continuing supply of Priadel for five years under newly agreed prices
The Competition and Markets Authority is consulting on proposals from Essential Pharma, the manufacturer of Priadel, to maintain supply of the bipolar disorder medicine to the UK for five years. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 24, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Pharmacist-led atrial fibrillation case finding programme prevents an estimated 90 strokes
A pharmacist-led programme to identify patients with atrial fibrillation may have prevented up to 90 AF-related strokes across 23 clinical commissioning group areas, NHS England has said. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 24, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

UK COVID-19 vaccine is 90% effective using one dosage regimen, trial data suggest
The COVID-19 vaccine  being developed by Oxford University is up to 90% effective in preventing COVID-19, interim analysis of trial data suggests.  (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 23, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Welcome to Oceania: what to consider if you want to work in New Zealand
New Zealand is an attractive place to be right now, making it a potential option for pharmacists thinking of registering and working abroad. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 23, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Pharmacy multiples suspend online flu vaccine booking owing to ‘unprecedented demand’
Three of the UK ’s largest pharmacy multiples have suspended online bookings for flu vaccinations owing to high demand. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 20, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

New Society Fellows
In accordance with the powers vested in it, the panel of Fellows appointed under Section 4 of the Society ’s Regulations has designated the following 30 members as Fellows of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society for Distinction in the Profession of Pharmacy:   Gazala Akram  Olutayo Moradeke Arikawe  Anne Black  Matthew John Boyd  Arlene Christine Jean Brailey  Esmita Charani  Tania Cork  Robert Davies  Andrew ... (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 20, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Sunayana Shah appointed as chair of RPS ’s Industrial Pharmacy Advisory Group
Sunayana Shah, a Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, has been appointed chair of the Society ’s newly formed Industrial Pharmacy Advisory Group. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 20, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Early trial results suggest tocilizumab significantly improves outcomes for critically ill COVID-19 patients
The rheumatoid arthritis drug  tocilizumab significantly improves outcomes for critically ill patients with severe COVID-19, early findings from the Randomised, Embedded, Multi-factorial, Adaptive Platform Trial for Community-Acquired Pneumonia have suggested. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 20, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

England has lowest number of community pharmacies in five years, figures show
Closures in 2019/2020 have resulted in the lowest number of community pharmacies in England since 2015/2016. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 20, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Boots in talks with NHS England on COVID-19 vaccination programme
The UK ’s largest pharmacy multiple Boots is “in conversations” with NHS England about how it can help provide COVID-19 vaccines to patients, it has said. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 19, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Appropriate prescribing practices and considerations: a hospital pharmacist ’s perspective (audio)
How pharmacists can implement age-appropriate prescribing and choose the right formulation in practice. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 19, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research