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Pharmacy’s digital transformation spotlighted in new FIP report

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Digital advancements have the potential to revolutionise hospital pharmacy by streamlining processes, improving medication safety and enhancing patient care, a new report from the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has concluded.

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Why pharmacy technicians are important in education

The Checkup by Singlecare

Here’s a look at how you can use your training as a pharmacy technician to help others. Many technical schools and colleges offer pharmacy technician education programs. Pharmacy technician roles are growing and evolving. Experienced technicians in the pharmacy can serve as mentors for new technicians and even pharmacy interns.

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In conversation with Regius Professor of Pharmacy Ian Wong

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

After finishing his degree here, he undertook his pre-registration in a busy community pharmacy in a deprived area of east London. One of the most valuable lessons he learnt from this experience was the importance of communication. ‘As

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Quality Forum Review: Pharmacy Quality Solutions (PQS) Trend Report in Pharmacy Quality for 2022

PQA

One surprising trend was whether respondents had received a vaccination at the pharmacy. In 2022, they anticipated an increase in vaccinations at pharmacies, given community pharmacies' efforts to administer COVID vaccinations.

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Pharmacy united in the recovery of healthcare

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

The Brighton-Lusaka Health Link (BLHL) drew on expertise from Brighton and Sussex hospitals and medical school to develop and pilot a hub and spoke model to enhance AMS in tertiary hospitals in Zambia. More than 70% of community pharmacists who took part in the pilot said that they would continue to use the checklist.

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Myths? Busted! Debunking Common Pharmacy Myths

Pharmacy Is Right For Me

For example, some pharmacists offer flu shots and other vaccinations to their patients. Telehealth appointments are allowing pharmacists to connect more frequently with their patients and strengthen their trust and bond with their community. Pharmacy Myth 6: There aren’t any jobs available for pharmacists.

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Appreciating pharmacists’ role in healthcare

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. “When some people think about the pharmacist, they instantly think of that person in the white coat in the neighbourhood pharmacy, and that’s certainly one of our practice settings,” Vatanka says. “But pharmacists work in hospitals and ambulatory care clinics, research, academia and beyond.”