C+D's Heart Health Month kicks off with a look at the factors that can lead to cardiovascular disease to help you explain to patients the damage caused by an unhealthy lifestyle.
The American dream? Pharmacy in the USA With Independence Day on the horizon, Zoe Smeaton and Sheena Kanabar find out what lessons UK pharmacists can learn from their counterparts across the pond.
NPA Summit: The great health divide Tower Hamlets hosted a discussion on pharmacy's crucial role in helping to reduce health inequalities. Read the article and watch the NPA video report.
Category M Barometer Generic Eric is back with analysis of the latest tariff price changes for drugs in category M. Find out how this quarter's changes will affect your business.
The rise of social enterprises The government is pinning its hopes on the third sector to stimulate competition in the NHS in England. But how will social enterprise impact on pharmacy, asks Georgina Craig.
Two training courses for pharmacy support staff have been unveiled by C+D — both of which are accredited by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Find out more by clicking on the logos.
A brand new course for dispensing assistants
An update of the popular course for medicines counter assistants
Download the new module on dry skin care from the McNeil Products training package for pharmacy support staff, along with the existing modules on key OTC areas such as allergy, smoking and digestive health. Click here >>
Damien Hirst has installed the apparatus of pharmacy at the Tate Britain in London for his latest exhibition, appropriately entitled Pharmacy. Mr Hirst has said: "I noticed that [people] were believing in medicine in exactly the same way that I wanted them to believe in art." The exhibition is open daily from 10am to 5.50pm until August 23 and entry is free.
C+D has launched a campaign to decriminalise dispensing errors. We will be channelling support for the Pharmacist's Defence Association's bid to overturn Elizabeth Lee's conviction and amend the Medicines Act.
Three more readers' questions have been added to the responsible pharmacist web pages along with the first three SOPs and the first part in C+D's quick reference guide, which covers the key facts about the responsible pharmacist changes.
C+D's Heart Health Month kicks off with a look at the factors that can lead to cardiovascular disease to help you explain to patients the damage caused by an unhealthy lifestyle.
A professional driver is exasperated at his diabetes medication as he is still suffering 'hypos' after four years. How might the pharmacist help?
