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Optel Certa™ is a new product to support EU falsified medicines directive compliance To contact Alan Birrell, the EU FMD director for Optel, please use the following email and kindly title your message with 'PIP FMD enquiry'; alan.birrell@optelgroup.com Advertisement feature

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Is aesthetics a noble pursuit for pharmacists? Sharron Gordon talks to PIP

Is aesthetics a noble pursuit for pharmacists? Sharron Gordon talks to PIP

Sharron Gordon

    Sharron Gordon is passionate about the role of pharmacists in caring for patients. In over 20 years in NHS practice, she worked in both specialist posts and senior manager roles initiating therapy as a prescribing pharmacist. Her work has been shortlisted for two Health Service Journal awards and won 3 awards from patient charities. She currently spends her time split between…

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Useful information about warfarin: Abraham the pharmacist *Pharmacy in Practice had no input to the development of this informative video and therefore can take no responsibility for the accuracy of the contents.

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Numark support - Ramadan and diabetes

Numark support – Ramadan and diabetes

Over 3 million of the UK population are Muslims and consider the month of Ramadan as the holiest within the Islamic calendar.

In 2018 the festival of Ramadan is expected to start at sunset on Tuesday 15 May and continue for 30 days until Thursday 14 June. Muslims observing Ramadan with fast from sunrise to sunset during this period, with the first period of fasting, starting at sunrise on…

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RPS local Scotland dates announced

RPS local Scotland dates announced. RPS local is the new local engagement model being rolled out across the UK. Come along & get involved at a meeting near you #pharmacy #peerdiscussion #cpd #rps #revalidation #learning #professional

RPS Local Scotland

RPS local is the new local engagement model that the society is leading across Scotland. RPS local involves face to face meetings hosted by the RPS across Scotland throughout the year. The events in each region are led by one of the local coordinator team. The most recent RPS events have been announced and are listed below.

RPS Glasgow and Clyde

Monday 23 April, 7.00pm – 9.00pm

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Morph training event - management of diabetes in primary care - Guildford

Morph training event - management of diabetes in primary care - Guildford - 15th May #pharmacy #training #education #gppharmacy #pharmacyhour #health #diabetes #morph

These events are prioritised and FREE for Primary Care and GP Pharmacists, if you are from another healthcare profession please contact MORPh Training before registering. Many thanks.

In 2017, MORPh Training successfully delivered specialist training for GP and practice pharmacists. We are now expanding our modules to include Asthma, Cardiovascular, Diabetes, Nutrition, Ophthalmology and…

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The musings of a proud Welsh pharmacist

The musings of a proud Welsh pharmacist. #rpselections #rpselections2018 #pharmacy #pharmacist #weph #pharmacyhour #RPS #leadership

Helen Lewis

I decided to stand for election after being involved with my local RPS for a number of years. I think RPS in Wales does a great job at promoting the profession with Government and other professions, but isn’t great at letting pharmacists know what it’s doing, how it benefits them and the opportunities for pharmacy that follow. We need to show pharmacists the benefits of membership

  I…

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The musings of a proud Welsh pharmacist

The musings of a proud Welsh pharmacist. #rpselections #rpselections2018 #pharmacy #pharmacist #weph #pharmacyhour #RPS #leadership

Helen Lewis

I decided to stand for election after being involved with my local RPS for a number of years. I think RPS in Wales does a great job at promoting the profession with Government and other professions, but isn’t great at letting pharmacists know what it’s doing, how it benefits them and the opportunities for pharmacy that follow. We need to show pharmacists the benefits of membership

  I…

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CPD quiz - Meningitis

CPD quiz – Meningitis

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Sore head? Hangover? Wheezy today? Did you know that drinking alcohol can trigger asthma?

Sore head? Hangover? Wheezy today? Did you know that drinking alcohol can trigger asthma? #asthma #alcohol #wheeze #pharmacy #pharmacist #respiratory #wine #beer #spirits

I THOUGHT the best day to publish this blog was a Sunday…the day after the night before!

Asthma is basically an allergic reaction, the effects of which are felt predominantly in the lungs. The outcome of suffering this reaction is one or more of the classic symptoms of asthma e.g. a cough, wheeze or breathlessness.

Like an allergic reaction, there must be a substance or environment that causes…

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Aileen Bryson on why voting in the RPS elections matters

Aileen Bryson on why voting in the RPS elections matters #election #democracy #weph #pharmacyhour #pharmacy #professionalbody #RPS #vote #rpselections #rpselections2018

Aileen Bryson

Unfortunately, there will be no election in Scotland this year because only two members have put themselves forward for. There are 4 places to fill this year. However, Aileen still took time to share her thoughts and help us understand the role of the board and why voting, in this case in England and Wales is so important.

What’s the point in voting?

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society…

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"My Dad died" - The story of the pharmacy encounter when no-one listened

"My Dad died" - The story of the pharmacy encounter when no-one listened. #pharmacy #pharmacytechnicians #weph #pharmacyhour #hellomynameis #pharmacist #care #medical #nhs #uk

Joanna Cannon

I’ve just been to the chemist to collect last night’s (many) prescriptions. Whilst I was waiting, a young woman came in, very dishevelled, a little dazed, carrying a giant meds bag. The following piece describes the encounter and highlights what happened next.

‘My dad died’, the girl said to the assistant behind the pharmacy counter.

‘These are his medications’.

‘Are there sharps in…

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Patient perspective series: What is it really like to have coeliac disease?

What is it really like to have coeliac disease? #coeliac #patientperspective #weph #pharmacyhour

Kaye Gambles

WHEN, like me, you have been able to eat what you like for 45 years with no symptoms, bar excessive fatigue, it is a shock when this comes to an end.

I was a silent coeliac.

A sense of loss

One of my favourite pastimes was trying out new food, and eating out, but when I was diagnosed, the bottom fell out of my world — everything I knew had been taken away.

This all happened one week…

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Laura Kelly - Why I am an advocate of the Scottish community pharmacy gluten-free service

Laura Kelly – Why I am an advocate of the Scottish community pharmacy gluten-free service

I have known I have coeliac disease for five and a half years now. I was diagnosed at the age of 23. The worst bit about being coeliac is definitely the embarrassing fuss that is often created when I eat out. I am ever hopeful that there will be some unexpected benefits. But, there are none. I was actually incorrectly under the delusion that a gluten-free diet would be like a…

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Sore head? Hangover? Wheezy today? Did you know that drinking alcohol can trigger asthma?

Sore head? Hangover? Wheezy today? Did you know that drinking alcohol can trigger asthma? #asthma #pharmacy #tirggers #alcohol #wheeze #weph #respiratory

I THOUGHT the best day to publish this blog was a Sunday…the day after the night before!

Asthma is basically an allergic reaction, the effects of which are felt predominantly in the lungs. The outcome of suffering this reaction is one or more of the classic symptoms of asthma e.g. a cough, wheeze or breathlessness.

Like an allergic reaction, there must be a substance or environment that causes…

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RPS local Scotland dates announced

RPS local Scotland dates announced. RPS local is the new local engagement model being rolled out across the UK. Come along & get involved at a meeting near you #pharmacy #peerdiscussion #cpd #rps #revalidation #learning #professional

RPS Local Scotland

RPS local is the new local engagement model that the society is leading across Scotland. RPS local involves face to face meetings hosted by the RPS across Scotland throughout the year. The events in each region are led by one of the local coordinator team. The most recent RPS events have been announced and are listed below.

RPS Glasgow and Clyde

Monday 23 April, 7.00pm – 9.00pm

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CPD update feature: Parkinson's Disease

Free Parkinson's e-learn. A recap of the key features of the identification & management of Parkinson's disease. We hope you fine this useful. There is a knowledge check quiz at the end #pharmacy #CPD #clinicalpharmacycongress #cpc18

Pharmacy in Practice has teamed up with Pharmalearning to produce useful and interesting CPD material for PIP readers. The material may be used as a planned or unplanned CPD activity and there will is a knowledge check quiz at the end to check your knowledge.

  Click HERE to begin

 *Please note that Pharmacy in Practice has had no input into the development or sourcing of the content and…