“Why do people open very small isolated pharmacies in areas where the population is not enough to sustain your usual pharmacy. And then advertise for relief pharmacists doing 20 scripts/day,  and …

“… a question I am hearing more and more, people are really having discount script regret. Really, if the dollar discount was such a triumph for the consumer, and loudly …

“Should there be tighter control of the OTC provision of these drugs? Should they be prescription only? Is the risk starting to outweigh the benefits? What alternatives could we offer …

“My second patient of the day rang the health line at 3am as she was in severe pain. She explained the situation and was asked what pain medicines did she …

“GPs clicking on old prescribing for authority prescribing and giving me a prescription containing out of date streamline codes. Is this lazy technique or a complete unawareness of the consequences…. …

“If just one pharmacist in every pharmacy could look at just one patient each week, and work with members of the primary care team using the STOPP START criteria, what …

“I’m looking to upgrade my vaccine fridge- Anyone have any suggestions on where is best to buy from or any particular models to avoid? Doesn’t have to be a huge fridge …

“Just received an email from one of the locum agencies with the heading “Where have all the locums gone?” and a list of country positions offering the same rate that …

“Landmark declaration agreeing to combat antimicrobial resistance signed by 193 countries at the United Nations General Assembly….   …. By 2050, if left unchecked, drug-resistant infections will kill 10 million …

Excellent post on eHealth in pharmacy from Valentino Cosic posted in the Forum yesterday. “My feelings about electronic health records are mixed. I have worked in a restructured hospital overseas …

Having worked with the dilemmas of clinical governance and prescribing support for many years I was impressed by the simplicity of this offering from a clinician-led initiative which aims to …

Hardly a week goes by without another cited journal reporting on non adherence as a significant clinical issue. (see below) I recall participating in targeted interventions to deal with compliance …