Why can I not put my medical records in my will?
Science has always battled with the question of nature vs nurture. Is it your genes which create you or is it your environment? The answer, unfortunately, is not so binary. Both…
Community Pharmacy COVID-19 Immunity Certification Service Proposal
This article talks about how community pharmacy in the UK can aid the government in certifying citizens in having some immunity to COVID-19.
GPhC Inspection Open Data Analysis
The GPhC is now following suit with the CQC and openly publishing inspection data on https://inspections.pharmacyregulation.org/. It makes for a fascinating read why certain pharmacies do not meet the standards…
Ear Wax Removal in Pharmacy is Risky Business
We had a few enquiries recently about whether pharmacists should start up an ear irrigation service. We did a little research and came across this BMJ article. Essentially Doctors do…
Pharmacy Cyber Security
Cybersecurity is becoming a greater focal point of pharmacy organisations around the world. According to the Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia (COSBOA) 20 per cent of small businesses…
Esketamine as an Antidepressant
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a significant cause of disability worldwide and the most common illness preceding suicide. On March 5, 2019, the nasal spray drug, esketamine, also known as Spravato (by Janssen…
Esketamine availability in Australia
Spravato is the brand name of esketamine, a glutamate receptor drug used for rapid depression treatment manufactured by Johnson & Johnson in the US. Esketamine is contained within the standard pharmaceutical…
Esketamine availability in the UK
Spravato is the brand name of esketamine, a nasally adminitsered medicine used for the rapid treatment of moderate to severe depression. Spravato was initially released by Johnson & Johnson in…
Travel Health Risk Assessment
Risk assessment is at the core of what a pharmacist travel health clinician does. It is not just our job to analyse where the patient is going but multiple additional…
Pharmacist Designated Prescribing Practitioners
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), the regulator of pharmacists in the UK has convened to discuss how as a profession, pharmacists can reduce the barriers to entry for pharmacy graduates…