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What happened to chemist-only?
A trip down memory lane to look at how government, business and pharmacy itself helped sink the front-of-shop ‘chemist only’ product, by Ralph Tapping Younger pharmacists will have some difficulty …
Poll: How does your pharmacy deal with medicines shortages?
Many of you are stockpiling or resorting to overseas access to get required medications for patients AJP has received a great deal of feedback regarding our story on medicines shortages. …
Forum: FDA advisory on loperamide
“Surely this would be grounds for having the medicine reclassified as pharmacist only? “Taking higher than recommended doses of the antidiarrheal loperamide can cause serious adverse cardiac events that can …
Forum: DAA article in June AJP
“I’m interested to hear what people think about some statements made in the article on DAAs in the June issue of AJP. The article says that the average pharmacy packs …
Forum: Pharmacy can be sued for wrongful death
“The interesting bit of this article, in my opinion, is the dissenting judges opinion …. It highlights an interesting point, namely that prescriptions – although they can legitimately characterised as …
Forum: Antidepressants ineffective for under 18s?
A review of 34 trials comprising 5260 participants with an average age of 9-18 years found fluoxetine was the only drug among 14 that was significantly more effective at relieving …
Forum: MedsASSIST – Real-Time Codeine Recording and Monitoring
There have now been 60 comments made in the AJP Discussion Forum on the new Real-Time Codeine Recording and Monitoring tool, MedsASSIST, including this one: “In case anyone is doubting …
Letting your hair down
Comedian to highlight pharmacy conference line-up The newest confernece in community pharmacy – Pharmacy Connect – promises a night of dining, entertainment and networking at its gala dinner, on Saturday …
Forum: Things Customers Say
“Assistant: (While receiving script) Have you used this medication before? Patient: Yeah I have used it for ages. Targin’s great because it isn’t habit forming. Me: O.o” Post a comment. …
Forum: Metformin XR shortage protocols
“What are Pharmacists doing in their pharmacies when unable to supply Metformin XR. The local doctors seem to want us to give standard release in the short term. What is …
Poll: How will the remuneration and regulation review affect pharmacy
The Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation is due to release its initial discussion paper this month Community pharmacy is still waiting for the release of the Review of Pharmacy remuneration …
Quitting the profession
Are you considering leaving the profession? Or will you stay in pharmacy? Vote in our poll UK pharmacists are facing a rising number of threats to their business and career …