What I learned volunteering my pharmacy skills at a health clinic for refugees and asylum seekers
Pharmacist Laura Burley ’s skills proved invaluable at a refugee camp in Samos, Greece, where she was involved in everything from counselling patients on scabies medication, to streamlining the camp clinic’s systems. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 29, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Hayfever medicine made available over the counter
The allergy and  hayfever medicine Allevia (fexofenadine hydrochloride) 120mg tablets have been moved from a prescription-only medicine to the General Sales List. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 23, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

I ’ve had my Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, and here’s why my pharmacist colleagues should too
Community pharmacist and pharmacy teacher Chaohui Wang was anxious about having her vaccine, but here ’s why she feels reassured by the science supporting it. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 23, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Digital hospital-to-pharmacy referral service delayed by six further weeks
The introduction of a digital hospital-to-pharmacy referral service has been delayed by six weeks, and it will now start on 15 February 2021. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 23, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

The pandemic ’s challenge to evidence-based medicine shows off-label use is an important tool
In 2020, the medical and research communities have scrambled towards finding an effective intervention against the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. And in lieu of data from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of interventions against the disease (considered the gold standard of evidence), clinicians were forced to consider lesser forms of evidence, and prescribe ‘off-label’ — the sometimes controversial practice in which a drug is prescribed outside of its original licensed intention. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 23, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

We kept acute clinical pharmacy going while working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic
When a pharmacist at an NHS Lothian hospital needed to shield from COVID-19, a suite of online systems was set up to enable the whole pharmacy team to work from home, if needed. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 23, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Top ten learning and CPD articles of 2020
Every year, we strive to provide pharmacists with high-quality learning and CPD resources, and in 2020 this work was more crucial than ever. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 22, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Top five research articles of 2020
Despite the challenges of 2020, The Pharmaceutical Journal has continued to publish high-quality peer-reviewed research. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 22, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

First antimicrobial drugs purchased via new ‘subscription’ payment model
The first antimicrobial  drugs have been purchased via the UK’s new ‘subscription-type’ payment model. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 22, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Everything you need to know about the UK's COVID-19 vaccination programme
Here is what we know so far about how the NHS plans to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 22, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Haematopoietic stem cell transplant in children
This article outlines the pharmacist ’s role during haematopoietic stem cell transplant in children and uses Great Ormond Street Hospital as an example to explore the patient journey and actions of the multidisciplinary team, specifically highlighting those of the pharmacist. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 22, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Top ten opinion pieces of 2020
Our news and views team has worked hard to keep you in the loop during a year full of twists and turns. And there ’s been no shortage of COVID-19 developments for our opinion leaders to analyse, or pharmacy predictions to ponder. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 22, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Top ten careers articles of 2020
From advice on managing your mental wellbeing during the pandemic to getting a job in the pharmaceutical industry,  these are the most-read career articles from this year. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 22, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Top ten features of 2020
No prizes for guessing what this year ’s most popular features have been based on… yes, everything and anything to do with COVID-19. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 22, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Top five infographics of 2020
I ’m sure it will come as no surprise that The Pharmaceutical Journal’s most-read infographics this year take a look at COVID-19. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 22, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research