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 Managing medicines safety alerts – new MHRA Central Alerting System
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By Sally-Anne Bowen
In Improving Compliance, MRHA News and Safety Alerts
Posted 7th January 2021

Managing medicines safety alerts – new MHRA Central Alerting System

Who issues medication safety alerts? The Medicines Healthcare Products and Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for issuing medication and medical device safety alerts. How are these [...]

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 Information governance update: faxes
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By Sally-Anne Bowen
In Ashtons News, Pharmacy Information
Posted 28th August 2020

Information governance update: faxes

From 31 March 2020 NHS and partner organisations are required to use modern communication methods instead of faxes, such as secure email, in order to comply with their information governance [...]

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 Spravato (esketamine) a novel treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD)
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By Sally-Anne Bowen
In Conditions, Feature article, Mental Health, Pharmacy Information
Posted 28th August 2020

Spravato (esketamine) a novel treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD)

Introduction In December 2019 Janssen-Cilag launched Spravato 28mg nasal spray onto the UK and European markets with the indication to treat adults with treatment-resistant major depressive [...]

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 Safer medicines administration – cytotoxic agents
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By Sally-Anne Bowen
In Developing your Team, Feature article, Medicines Management Processes, Pharmacy Information
Posted 26th March 2020

Safer medicines administration – cytotoxic agents

Cytotoxic drugs (sometimes known as antineoplastic) describe a group of medicines that contain chemicals which are toxic to cells, preventing their replication or growth. As well as being used as [...]

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 Pre-order next winter’s (2020/2021) flu vaccine now
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By Sally-Anne Bowen
In Ashtons News, Conditions, Pharmacy Information
Posted 26th March 2020

Pre-order next winter’s (2020/2021) flu vaccine now

The annual influenza vaccination programme has become an important strategy for protecting public health by providing vulnerable people with immunisation against the virus strains likely to be [...]

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 Flu vaccination template for occupational health
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By Sally-Anne Bowen
In NHS Guidelines, Pharmacy Information
Posted 24th October 2019

Flu vaccination template for occupational health

It is not permitted to use patient group directions (PGDs) to administer medication such as flu vaccines for occupational health services, following legal advice issued by NHS England. Instead, [...]

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 Flu vaccines – pre-order next winter’s (2019/20) flu vaccine now!
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By Sally-Anne Bowen
In Conditions, Pharmacy Information
Posted 7th February 2019

Flu vaccines – pre-order next winter’s (2019/20) flu vaccine now!

The annual influenza vaccination programme has become an important strategy for protecting public health by providing vulnerable people with immunisation against the virus strains likely to be [...]

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 Managing diabetes testing in your hospital
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By Sally-Anne Bowen
In Conditions, Mental Health, Simplifying Product Supply
Posted 31st August 2018

Managing diabetes testing in your hospital

3.7 million people in the UK have been diagnosed with diabetes, with this number expected to rise significantly in the coming years. It is important to diagnose diabetes as early as possible to [...]

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