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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.
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Calculation questions in the preregistration exam must be fair and reflect real-world practice Subscription
Over the past 20 years I have supported preregistration students, particularly with calculations in the preregistration exam. One advantage of the old multiple-choice question style was that the answer was given in the correct format with the correct units. In the new style of question, assistance is limited to a box in which to enter a number and the examinee is required to enter the correct units. I have been asked for help with these questions used for preregistration training — ...
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First-year statin discontinuation and non-adherence common in older adults Subscription
A substantial proportion of older people who begin taking statins do not take them as intended, according to an Australian study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.
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NICE must provide patient decision aids if the tools are to become part of routine practice Subscription
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) guideline NG5 — ‘Medicines optimisation: the safe and effective use of medicines to enable the best possible outcomes’ — sets recommendations around patient decision aids (PDAs) used in consultations involving ...
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New NHS Digital data standard to improve communication between pharmacists and GPs
NHS Digital has published a new data standard aimed at improving communications between pharmacists and GPs.
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Reminder apps improve self-reported adherence to cardiovascular medicines Subscription
Medicine reminder apps can improve self-reported adherence to cardiovascular medicines, according to findings from a randomised clinical trial presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.
