by Kazeem Olalekan The announcement that Sainsbury’s pharmacists are being encouraged to identify carers and signpost them to local care organisations (1) is a great idea which we welcome at bookapharmacist.com. The idea works on a number of levels: It will encourage pharmacist engagement with this group
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Atypical femoral fractures have been reported rarely with bisphosphonate therapy, mainly in patients receiving long-term treatment for osteoporosis. Discontinuation of bisphosphonate therapy in patients suspected to have an atypical femur fracture should be considered while they are evaluated, and should be based on an assessment of the
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Tomorrow’s Pharmacist (1) has launched a website called ONtrack (2) to support preregistration trainees’ revision for the registration exam. There are section for open book, closed book and calculation elements of the exam. It will cost Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s associate members £25 and £35 for non-members.
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Key advice: Continue to follow advice on the paracetamol bottle If you have any concerns speak to your pharmacist.
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by Kazeem Olalekan MRPharmS The news item yesterday that the Welsh princess (or “the princess of wales”), Catherine Zeta-Jones, was treated for bipolar disorder (1) brings the issue around mental health into sharp focus for me. The challenge of living alone makes it such that no one
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World Health Day 2011, WHO is introducing a six point policy package to combat the spread of antimicrobial resistance (link). No doubt bookapharmacist.com will be playing its part. Related links: http://www.bookapharmacist.com/?page_id=851
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The rise in the prescription charge in England to £7.40 (1) has been a lightening rod for those who are oppose to this charge (2) especially because MSP in Scotland have voted to abolished it (3) in line with Wales and Northern Ireland. Whilst bookapharmacist will always
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The members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society highlighting why joining the new RPS is the right thing to do.
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by Kazeem Olalekan MRPharmS A news article in the Pharmaceutical Journal online caught my attention. The news relates to a Cochrane review which indicated that “relative risk reduction should not be reported alone when communicating information about health interventions’ since they do not allow a fair comparison
Read more →by Kazeem Olalekan I read with interest this recent news article in the PJ which suggests that Rowlands Pharmacy has decided “to split the current role of its superintendent in two, with externally focused duties separated from statutory duties”. This structure clearly mirrors the changes the profession
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The above news article on the i-paper (link) yesterday caught our attention. It urges patients to bring old or unused medicines for safe disposal at Lloyds pharmacy. This is on the back of a research conducted for Lloyds pharmacy which concluded that 1 in 4 people have
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– Annals of a sentimental foot soldier by Kazeem Olalekan MRPharmS The last meeting of the Southampton Branch of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society was held on the 22nd of April 2010 at the Drug Safety Research Unit (DSRU) located at Blundell Lane in Bursledon, Southampton. The location
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by Kazeem Olalekan MRPharmS The Pharmacy Pharmacists’ defence association (PDA) has fixed this year’s conference for the 26th & 27th February 2011. Bookapharmacist.com is recommending all pharmacists who can attend this event to do so – whether they are members of the PDA or not. The conference
Read more →Bookapharmacist.com welcomes the bold move by the Superintendent of Asda Pharmacy, John Evans to lead the formation of a Listening group for locum pharmacists. He posted a comment on the Locum Voice website on the 31st of December (link), in which he describes his company’s keenness to
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