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| OPINION | |
| Why our professional agenda must be clinically focused A fundamental change is needed for pharmacists to get the best clinical value out of medicines. This requires pharmacists in all sectors of the profession to work together in a clinical approach, says David Branford. |
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| PRESCRIBER’S CORNER | |
| Managing dyspeptic symptoms Prescriber’s Corner describes situations encountered by pharmacist prescribers and invites you to consider clinical decisions about the patient. In this case, you are managing a patient who is suffering from gastrointestinal discomfort after meals. By Andrew Husband and Anne-Marie Bailey. |
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| EDUCATION | |
| Training doctors to use electronic prescribing information sources An electronic learning package has been developed by pharmacists at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to consolidate e-prescribing training and introduce information sources that are helpful to junior doctors. This article describes its implementation. By Barry Jubraj, David Henry, India Hardy and Neil McCall-Peat |
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| PROFILE | |
| Diversity of a consultant oncology pharmacist’s role Steve Williamson is a consultant pharmacist for cancer services at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the North of England Cancer Network, and is also an independent prescriber. This article describes his diverse role. By Shona Kirk. |
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| SHARING PRACTICE | |
| Improving medication management services A pharmacist-led medication management clinic (MMC) that supports women’s healthcare in mid-life has been established in the North West London Hospitals NHS Trust. This article describes results from an audit showing that the clinic supports continuity of care. By Chhaya Prasannan-Nair, Nuttan Tanna and Joan Pitkin. |
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| MEETINGS | |
| Pharmacists reduce drug errors in the emergency department Drug safety, system design and maintaining quality were issues discussed at this year’s American Society of Health-System Pharmacists midyear clinical meeting. Hannah Pike reports. |
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| LAST WORD | |
| Why one professional body is not sufficient for pharmacy As pharmacists become increasing specialised, their professional support requirements are changing. In this article Philip Brown draws parallels with the medical profession to explain why pharmacists need more than one professional body. |
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