Pharmaceutical Journal Publications

With so few pharmacists working in prescribing roles within community pharmacy and so many barriers to becoming a prescriber, how will those who qualify after 2026 be supported to prescribe? Emma Wilkinson takes a more detailed look at prescribing in community pharmacy here | https://lnkd.in/egjMK_qx ...But will it fail or flourish? #independentprescribing #pharmacy #communitypharmacy #professionaldevelopment

News: More than half of foundation year training sites do not have a designated prescribing practitioner (#DPP) for 2025, reveals survey by Black Country Integrated Care Board More here | https://lnkd.in/egkU9eey black country integrated care system ics Danny Bartlett MRPharmS IP Stephen Noble #foundationtrainee #pharmacy #prescribing #prescribingtraining

What would you do? In the first of our new ‘Prescribing dilemma’ series, Shy Teli explores how off-label drug holidays and other behavioural changes can be used to treat a common side effect of sertraline. Read more about the case and comment on the approach you would take here | https://lnkd.in/dc87cZ_Z #PJprescribing #prescribingpractice #independentprescribing #pharmacycpd

Ever wondered what an advanced clinical practitioner does and what it takes to become one? Here Shane Kailla explains how an MSc enabled him to take on a more autonomous role that benefits both patient care and the wider workforce. Read more here | https://lnkd.in/eex73cF7 #pharmacycareer #pharmacist #pharmacycpd

Excellent article Brona McGovern and Pharmaceutical Journal Publications Only this week did I speak to a patient who had ordered a GLP1 agonist from a very well known company based on completion of an online form, no contact with a health care professional. The only human contact was with an administrator to confirm where to collect the product. Patient had booked a telephone appointment with me at the GP practice to “confirm it didn’t interact with her other medications” General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

With more than 1 billion prescription items dispensed in the UK each year and an ageing population with complex health needs, it has never been more important to work with patients to optimise their use of medicines. ❓ But what does it take to deliver effective deprescribing? 💊 What can pharmacists do to help patients get the most from their medicines? Listen to practical advice, tips and more from lelly (lelosa) oboh and Tony Avery in this episode of the award-winning #PJPod | https://lnkd.in/gczniS6P #deprescribing #pharmacycpd

How can we encourage more pharmacists to become designated prescribing practitioners (DPPs)? By setting up a London-wide training project that used case studies of training scenarios from different healthcare settings, Puja Nathwani was able to help 120 non-medical prescribers on their way to becoming #DPPs. Find out more about the project here | https://lnkd.in/gjg6jcQP #prescribing #pharmacistprescriber #independentprescribing #educationandtraining

Use of advanced communication skills, such as shared decision-making and motivational interviewing, can help pharmacist prescribers to engage and empower patients, by encouraging them to take responsibility for and be active participants in decisions about their health. This learning article by Rowan Yemm Sarah Brown Karen Hodson neil thomas and Delyth James provides independent prescribers with an introduction to the principles of health psychology that can be applied during patient consultations | https://lnkd.in/etiyfUze #PJprescribing #independentprescribing #pharmacistprescriber #consultationskills #healthpsychology Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Less than 20% of pharmacists undertook designated prescribing practitioner (DPP) training over the past year, The PJ salary and satisfaction survey reveals. Full story here | https://lnkd.in/evPPBuHK #prescribing #independentprescribing #pharmacistprescribing #workforce

I'm proud to announce that my article has been published on the front page of Pharmaceutical Journal Publications, where I urgently call for tighter regulations on the prescribing of semaglutide to patients for whom it is clinically inappropriate. In this critical piece, I delve into the serious risks posed by the current lack of oversight in prescribing practices. Patient safety is being compromised, yet no action is being taken. It's crucial that we raise awareness and advocate for the necessary changes from our regulatory bodies. I urge you to educate yourself on this issue by reading my article linked below and join me in demanding reform. https://lnkd.in/erXHNtyh