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How to demonstrate empathy and compassion in a pharmacy setting Subscription
Showing kindness and compassion is central to the delivery of patient-centred care and can help make better use of the short time pharmacists have in consultations.
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More than a quarter of diabetes patients not taking medicines, study finds
Study results have shown that more than a quarter of type 2 diabetes patients whose urine was screened had not been taking their full prescription medicine.
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Switching between monitored dosage systems and patient pack dispensing Subscription
Many will be supportive of Boots’s decision to change its method of dispensing for care home residents from monitored dosage system (MDS) to patient pack dispensing (PPD). However, this U-turn prompted me to reflect ...
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Suicide: how to recognise the warning signs and deal with disclosure Subscription
The risk factors for suicide, and the psychological frameworks and practical tools to use when dealing with disclosure of suicidal ideation.
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How to conduct an effective joint pain management consultation in a community pharmacy setting
A guide to help community pharmacy team members effectively engage in conversations with patients about joint pain symptoms.
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Patient-centred clinic improves outcomes after myocardial infarction Subscription
A post-myocardial infarction medicines optimisation clinic, led primarily by a pharmacist with support from a cardiologist, has resulted in improved medicines adherence and guideline concordance, study results published in Open Heart show.
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More than 60 million multicompartment compliance aids given out each year in England
Exclusive: An estimated 64 million multicompartment compliance aids are given out by community pharmacies each year in England, a new report has shown, as data show rising reported incidences of associated harm.
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Are we dispensing too many multicompartment compliance aids? Subscription
Millions of multicompartment compliance aids (MCAs) are handed out by pharmacists each year, but evidence for their benefits is hard to find. Few patients are assessed before being given an MCA and concerns are building over potential errors and harms.
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Increased intensity adherence maximises statin benefits Subscription
High adherence to intensive lipid-lowering therapy provides the greatest risk reduction for cardiovascular events, a study in JAMA Network Open has shown.
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Discussing the MMR vaccine with patients Subscription
As outlined in Public Health England’s ‘UK Measles and Rubella elimination strategy’, MMR vaccination needs to improve to achieve and maintain elimination in line with recommendations from the World Health Organization.
