Key Points Many prescribers are now undertaking duties and procedures that were previously done by doctors.If a non-medical prescriber takes on a task that was previously undertaken by a medical…
Many studies have found that people who use psychedelics are more likely to have pro-environmental behavior and ecology beliefs when compared to other people. A recent study by the University…
Two academic disciplines that look at how non-biological variables affect the response to therapy are placebo response theory and set and setting theory. Both believe that aspects like expectations, planning,…
The GPhC has recently initiated a significant rise in enforcement actions against pharmacist prescribers connected to specific categories of online prescription services. We are aware of at least 6 pharmacists…
Pharmacy Cybersecurity Standard Operating Procedure Recently cybersecurity has become a hot topic within the pharmacy sector. As such, as we intend to be responsive to any new emerging threat to…
"The pharmacy team knows what to do, and who to tell, when things go wrong." A key pharmacy regulator inspection point is for the healthcare organisation to address the potential issue of…
Online prescribing is the exclusive ability of prescribing healthcare professionals to be able to write prescriptions. In the UK, online prescribing can be performed individually if the prescriber holds sufficient…
Am·phet·amines(RS)-1-PHENYLPROPAN-2-AMINEAmphetamines are a strong physical and mental stimulants that are available widely in both prescription and street forms. Their effects are very stimulating, suppressing human needs like appetite or rest…
What are the differences between psychedelics? A comparison of the popularity of substances listed on Erowid (from 10,387 trip reports). Mental health disorders are on the rise, whilst the development…
Traditional, physical face to face prescribing has its limitations and so too does prescribing online. The former can be extremely difficult to access and the latter might be too easy…