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Independent Pharmacists’ Unique Role During Disaster Management Efforts

Drug Topics

Aside from properly preparing medications during a disaster, Phillips mentioned the importance of establishing communication with patients. Patients can utilize these resources to stay up-to-date on disaster information, and pharmacists can also use them to facilitate better patient communication.

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Gut Microbiome Composition Could Be Linked With Risk of Cognitive Impairment

Drug Topics

3 “The future of smart pharmacy, to me, fundamentally looks different.” Community pharmacies, which are very accessible to the public, are well positioned to address social determinants of health (SDOH), including food insecurity. Sign up today for our free Drug Topics newsletter. REFERENCES 1. Drug Topics. May 30, 2025.

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Greener Pharmacy Guide and Toolkit launched by RPS to support sustainability

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

A digital self-assessment tool designed to help hospital pharmacy teams take practical action to support sustainability and reduce the environmental impact of pharmacy services, pharmaceutical care and medicines, while supporting patient care, has been launched by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS).

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Guest Blog Post #14: Deprescribing in community pharmacy

The deprescribing.org Blog

In this blog post, Amy will share her experiences with deprescribing from the community pharmacist perspective. Community pharmacists build relationships. Community pharmacy practice is characterized by patient-pharmacist relationships that have sometimes been built over years. Amy Randhawa, Pharmacist.

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CVS and Walgreens Walkouts: What Independent Pharmacies Should Know

Digital Pharmacist

Walgreens organizers are not only planning walkouts and rallies but are also considering pushing for unionization for pharmacy staff who are not currently represented by one. Invest in Staffing: Ensure that your pharmacy is adequately staffed to handle the volume of prescriptions and patient care services efficiently.

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Taking stock of NHS medicines optimisation

pharmaphorum

In Sussex, for example, ICS, CCGs and Primary Care Networks support care home staff to deliver medicines optimisation in care homes. This has improved residents’ medicines usage and released savings to be re-invested in patient care. Devolving governance.

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A decade of driving medicines optimisation innovation in clinical pharmacy

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Consultant pharmacists for older people have also increased their involvement in nursing homes and intermediate care settings throughout the country. These impacts build upon the unique skill sets of pharmacy teams, including those within hospital settings, and embed medicines optimisation at the heart of patient care.