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Aseptic services supervision divides opinion but Government plan gets go-ahead

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Supervision in hospital aseptic facilities The third proposal outlined in the legislation will enable suitably qualified and experienced pharmacy technicians to be responsible for a hospital aseptic facility without having to act under the supervision or authorisation of a pharmacist.

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Recruiting and retaining pharmacists: developing an effective flexible working approach

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Noting a concerning vacancy rate, the pharmacy department at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust set about determining the reasons for this and identifying solutions. The recruitment and retention of clinical and non-clinical staff is a persistent challenge across secondary care services.

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A decade of driving medicines optimisation innovation in clinical pharmacy

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

2 In early 2016, the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety published the Northern Ireland Medicines Optimisation Quality Framework 3 to enhance health outcomes by ensuring that medicines deliver the best possible results whenever they are prescribed, dispensed or administered. March 2016 [Accessed April 2025].

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FDA Moving to Nonanimal Testing Methodologies in Preclinical Research

Pharmacy Times

Updated February 26, 2016. The goal over the next 5 years is to shift from animal testing being a requirement to being an exception. 3,6 REFERENCES FDA drug approval process infographic (horizontal). Accessed June 19, 2025. link] Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, HR 2617, 117th Cong (2023). Accessed June 23, 2025.

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New Frontline BTK Inhibitor Strategy Gains FDA Approval in Untreated Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Pharmacy Times

The 2016 World Health Organization classification of MCL recognizes 2 molecular subtypes that reflect divergent pathogenesis and clinical behavior 2 : Classical MCL is derived from naive B cells that lack somatic hypermutation in IGHV , do not transit through the germinal center, and express the SOX11 transcription factor.

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Pharmacists Push Forward: Innovative Clinical Solutions Highlighted at McKesson ideaShare 2025

Pharmacy Times

1 Howard’s team built their telehealth service in collaboration with hospitals and health systems, especially to tackle the issue of hospital readmissions for Medicare and Medicaid patients—each of which can cost hospitals thousands of dollars. 1 Meredith also cited promising outcomes from states like Oregon.

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Dapagliflozin Improves Health Outcomes for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes

Drug Topics

. | Image Credit: WindyNight - stock.adobe.com "Our findings showed that adolescents who received this combination therapy were able to improve many symptoms typically associated with insulin-managed type one diabetes,” Farid Mahmud, MD, FRCPC, physician at The Hospital for Sick Children, said in a news release. October 18, 2016.