NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service

Do you want to know about our new and updated resources in five minutes or less? Listen to Penny Daynes on this week's podcast - click here or search 'NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service' wherever you get your podcasts: https://lnkd.in/eD9Fj2mS #DoOnceAndShare #Podcast

There's still time to register for our Medication Safety Across the System webinar on Wednesday 26 March. Safer use of insulin Click here for more information and to register: https://lnkd.in/eAGnCFHK #MSATS #DoOnceAndShare

Genomics will be at centre of the next generation of healthcare and is already being used to guide a personalised approach to medicines optimisation. We have summarised suggested resources to help healthcare professionals learn more about or find information to answer questions about pharmacogenomics. Now available?? https://lnkd.in/eBwVJ_XU #DoOnceAndShare #Pharmacogenomics

We've reviewed and updated our advice on using individually labelled medicines rather than stock medicines in residential custodial settings. Click here to read: https://lnkd.in/e8hiB2j6 #DoOnceAndShare

In this week's podcast John Oliver talks about our new and updated resources including preparing for aseptic service audits, available medicines to treat ADHD, and our online events. Listen here or search 'NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service' wherever you get your podcasts: https://lnkd.in/eEb-_Gww #DoOnceAndShare #Podcast

?? ?? Reminder - we are holding a webinar to introduce our new aseptics stability tool next Friday, don't forget to register. The tool is for NHS colleagues for products prepared in pharmacy aseptic services. ?? ??

Have you listened to part one of our swallowing difficulties podcast? Don't miss part two. This outlines principles to consider if information about altering dosage forms isn't available in standard resources. Click here to listen or search 'NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service' wherever you get your podcasts:?https://lnkd.in/eDFrCFsK?

Taking a regular medicine at the wrong time may reduce its efficacy or increase the risk of side effects. In our updated advice on missed doses or delayed doses of medicines we provide: 1. General advice to follow if your patient takes a dose 2 hours outside their normal dosing window. 2. Specific advice for high-risk medicines, including insulin, antiseizure medicines and oral contraceptives. Available to read now ???https://lnkd.in/eYRigj-Z #DoOnceAndShare

In our latest weekly podcast. John Oliver talks about our updated treatment during pregnancy resources and PGD templates. He reminds you we will be attending Clinical Pharmacy Congress in May, come and join us. Listen here or search 'NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service' wherever you get your podcasts: https://lnkd.in/eva_k_Fq

Do you review pregnant women in practice? We have updated two articles in our use of medicines in pregnancy series. Vitamin D deficiency: Use oral vitamin D therapy to manage vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy. It is important to prescribe an appropriate formulation and dose. Now available ???https://lnkd.in/emgicup9 Haemorrhoids: Use non-pharmacological treatment for the management of haemorrhoids during pregnancy. If insufficient use a topical haemorrhoidal preparation. Now available ???https://lnkd.in/eSgVe7dD #DoOnceAndShare