That time again….

That time again….

by Kazeem Olalekan It is that time of the year again when our Society, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, is asking us to dig deep into our pockets and join or renew our membership. There is no obligation to do so but it is a nice thing to

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Another pre-reg project presented…

Another pre-reg project presented…

by Kazeem Olalekan In our next installment of the pre-registration project, Prabsimranjeet Rathaur describes his audit project on evaluating the use of patient controlled analgesia (PCA) on surgical and orthopaedic wards. …this may represent opportunity to review the current guideline with the hope of gaining consensus across all prescribers….I

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A pre-registration project – another first for bookapharmacist

A pre-registration project – another first for bookapharmacist

by Kazeem Olalekan We are always looking at ways to encourage different aspects of quality practice at bookapharmacist.com. To fulfill our audit dissemination agenda, we are encouraging pre-registrations pharmacists – past and present to discuss their audit/pre-reg project in a short time frame.  Our first volunteer, Tomisin

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Drug Alert: Amoxicillin Sodium 1g, 250mg and 500mg Powder for Solution for Injection – NOT FOR neonates and infants below one year old

Drug Alert: Amoxicillin Sodium 1g, 250mg and 500mg Powder for Solution for Injection – NOT FOR neonates and infants below one year old

by Kazeem Olalekan MRPharmS The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has just issued a Class 4 Drug Safety Alert for Wockhardt UK Ltd – Amoxicillin Sodium 1g, 250mg and 500mg Powder for Solution for Injection. Alert details Drug alert number EL (14)A/09 in connection with the

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Staying alive

Staying alive

by Kazeem Olalekan MRPharmS Whilst the controversy about statins heat up….my thoughts turn to staying alive. How does one stay alive in the face of controversy amongst experts? First, there is no dispute about whether or not statins save lives…they do. So if you are put on

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