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Practice

Pharmacist prescribing outpaced by nurses

Non-medical prescribing under the spotlight in Scotland.

20 Apr 2023 , 2 Min Article

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Education & training

Pharmacist prescribing will fragment primary care, warns leading GP

Imperial College professor says government should increase investment in GP services instead

20 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Education & training

Boots offers £7k prescribing training to 500 pharmacists

Multiple says it wants a prescribing pharmacist in each of its stores.

19 Jul 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Practice

Insight: Prescribing now and in the future

Patients are presenting at pharmacies with complex problems, says our writer

15 Jul 2022 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC defends decision to scrap IP rule despite concerns over inexperience

The GPhC warned last month that “clinically inexperienced independent prescribers" were operating online.

01 Jun 2022 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC suspends pharmacist who prescribed 'irrationally and unsafely'

Prescribing pharmacist acted far beyond his competence, an FtP committee has found.

24 May 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Practice

New digital resource will reduce opioid harm

Online dashboard will allow pharmacists and GPs to understand prescribing patterns.

17 May 2022 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC scraps two-year rule for pharmacists training as prescribers

GPhC relaxes rules for those who want to train as independent prescribers.

13 May 2022 , 1 Min Article