Do you know your accountable officer from your RPSGB inspector? And do you know how to deal with CDs returned by patients or which parts of a CD prescription you can amend?
Have a go at C+D's Controlled Drug Quiz and test your knowledge.
As the Royal Pharmaceutical Society begins its call and review of CPD records, make sure you're prepared with this guide from Priya Rasanayagam, CPD manager at the RPSGB.
Do you know how a baby develops in early pregnancy and what advice you might give a pregnant woman? The first in a series of three articles describes development and physiological changes in the first stage of pregnancy and also reviews what the pharmacist might need to check.
A three-month old baby is regularly regurgitating feeds and his mother is concerned. The GP and health visitor try to reassure her but she is still worried. How common, and what is the cause of, baby vomiting? What measures can be tried to alleviate it?
A patient's sister, who often collects her brother's medicine, asks for a photocopy of his repeat prescription so that her brother can avoid having to take all his medicines into hospital. You have no phone number for the patient. Should you be concerned about handing over a copy of the script to someone who regularly sees what the prescription contains?
Pharmacists face ethical dilemmas every day. To help you make the right decisions, every month C+D presents a scenario likely to arise in a community pharmacy and offers comment from the Pharmacy Law and Ethics Association on the legal and ethical implication of the actions open to you.
The RPSGB has set minimum mandatory CPD standards for practising pharmacists and registered technicians in Great Britain. Farida Sharafali explains what the changes mean for you.
Want to learn more about a particular clinical topic? Find Pharmacy Update articles, scenarios from A Practical Approach and MUR Tips all organised by topic in our clinical article index.
In 2005 following a voluntary agreement between manufacturers and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), over-the-counter (OTC) pack sizes of analgesics containing codeine and dihydrocodeine were reduced to a maximum of 32 tablets or capsules with any pack sizes above 32 (namely the effervescents) labelled as “dispensing only”.
Get C+D expert guides on topics such as oral diclofenac, and brush up with Brand Focus articles from leading product manufacturers in the C+D Academy.
From educational articles to accredited training courses, C+D provides pharmacists with the knowledge and skills to provide effective patient and customer service. For more information:
C+D and the Medway School of Pharmacy have launched a new interactive MUR accreditation course endorsed by PSNC. Click here for more >>
Counterpart Plus
Download the latest Counterpart Plus modules from December's issue of OTC magazine. This month discover the best painkillers to recommend for a variety of pain scenarios, vitamins and supplements to help keep the elderly active and the causes and symptoms of gastroenteritis and some suggestions that will help you advise your customers. Click here >>
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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
Retail Skills for Pharmacy Staff is a distance learning course from Chemist+Druggist and Hamacher Group, supported by SSL International, to improve the retailing skills of pharmacy staff.
Help your pharmacy staff prevent sales of medicines containing ephedrine and pseudoephedrine being diverted for the illicit manufacture of crystal meth with this retail training programme.
As the Royal Pharmaceutical Society begins its call and review of CPD records, make sure you're prepared with this guide from Priya Rasanayagam, CPD manager at the RPSGB. 
Do you know how a baby develops in early pregnancy and what advice you might give a pregnant woman? The first in a series of three articles describes development and physiological changes in the first stage of pregnancy and also reviews what the pharmacist might need to check.
A three-month old baby is regularly regurgitating feeds and his mother is concerned. The GP and health visitor try to reassure her but she is still worried. How common, and what is the cause of, baby vomiting? What measures can be tried to alleviate it?
A patient's sister, who often collects her brother's medicine, asks for a photocopy 
Help your pharmacy staff prevent sales of medicines containing ephedrine and pseudoephedrine being diverted for the illicit manufacture of crystal meth with this retail training programme.