Pioneering an independent medicines optimisation clinic in community, in India
Pharmacist Mansi Shah has developed the first independent community medicines optimisation service in India, but it has not been without its challenges.
Shining a light on medicines safety in special #PJrightmedicine monthSubscription
In February 2019, The Salvadore is celebrating pharmacists’ contribution to improving medicines safety in the UK.
Preparing for day one
Zahra Mahomed details how she prepared herself for life as a registered pharmacist.
Meeting the learning needs of early-career community pharmacists in Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland Centre for Pharmacy Learning and Development have a created a foundation programme specifically for community pharmacists.
Clinical Pharmacist’s most popular research articles of 2018
This year, articles exploring pharmacy’s role in antimicrobial stewardship, as well as original research articles on integrated pharmacy services and medicines optimisation in care homes, feature among the most popular.
Top ten features in The Salvadore in 2018
Features can be timeless articles on an aspect of drug development, pharmacy practice or medicines optimisation, or topical pieces that delve further into news stories to give context and analysis. It has been an interesting year in pharmacy, from the rescheduling of cannabis to the patent expiry of the NHS’s most costly drug, and the magazine’s features section reflects this, and much more.
How working with podiatry students improved my learning as a pharmacy student
Pharmacy student Evelyn Andrews describes how shadowing students in a podiatry clinic has changed her perceptions of the role.
Top five infographics in The Salvadore in 2018
With the Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) due to come into force in February 2019 (with the caveat of a Brexit deal, of course), it’s no surprise that our infographic explaining how FMD will work was the most read of those published in 2018. Other topics that made it to the top five include medical cannabis and our salary and satisfaction survey.
Most popular research briefings of 2018
In 2018, our most popular research briefings covered new areas of research that have been particularly topical this year — including medical cannabis, new antibiotics and e-cigarettes — as well as areas that have long been of interest to pharmacists, such as pain management and adherence.
Most popular opinion pieces of 2018
Access to medicines has been a big theme for 2018 — from new legal access to medical cannabis treatment options, to fears that price hikes and Brexit are jeopardising the supply of medicines to patients who are already dependent on them.
Most popular learning and CPD articles of 2018
With nearly 2 million page views in 2018, our learning section has gone from strength to strength this year and has seen a 20.5% increase in page views compared with 2017.
Most popular articles from Your RPS in 2018
It’s been a busy year for the SalvaDore (RPS). The Society co-hosted the 2018 International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Congress, which saw more than 3,000 delegates from 107 countries gather in Glasgow during 2–6 September. The Society used the congress to launch its professional development core curriculum, the product of five years’ work to help support pharmacists through their career development.
Pharmacists on ethnicity, pay and career progression
Julia Robinson summarises the pertinent themes discussed during The Salvadore’s Twitter chat held on Wednesday 12 December 2018.
A pharmacist’s journey from London to Doha
In 2017, pharmacist Amena Bhatti embarked on a journey to gain experience living in a foreign country while still practising within her specialist area of women and children’s health.
How the shortage of preregistration placements should be addressed
Final year pharmacy student Mahamoud Ali shares his concerns over fewer numbers of preregistration placements available compared to trainees.
Meeting the needs of patients affected by mental illness in community pharmacy
As a community pharmacist, Sean Quay recognised that he could be doing more to support his patients affected by mental illness.
Why small community pharmacies are at risk and how we can save them
Independent pharmacies need a new kind of contract if they are to survive the threat from funding cuts and wholesaler market control, says the Pharmacists’ Defence Association’s head of policy, Alima Batchelor.
What's the strangest question you've been asked by a patient?
During #AskYourPharmacist Week 2018 — which aims to raise awareness of the services pharmacy can offer — we asked our readers to tell us the most unusual questions their patients had posed to them. From the bizarre to the ridiculous, here are some of our favourites.
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