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Your pharmacy foundation year is the final stage of training before you’re a qualified pharmacist. But what exactly can you expect during your time as a foundation pharmacist?

What is the impact of embedding a workplace well-being plan for pharmacy staff at a local level? This is what one pharmacy department in NHS Lothian explored

Pharmacy technicians can play a valuable role in enhancing medication safety, working closely with MSOs and wider clinical teams to share knowledge, improve governance, and raise awareness.

Serotonin syndrome occurs when medications cause high levels of serotonin to accumulate in the body. It can occur as a consequence of normal therapeutic drug use, self-poisoning or when a medication dose is increased or a new one added to the regimen

In the UK, atrial fibrillation (AF), high blood pressure (BP) and raised cholesterol levels are leading causes of heart attack and stroke, common conditions that account for a quarter of premature deaths, and 25% of the life expectancy gap between most affluent and most deprived communities.

Virtual wards have been implemented by NHS England over recent years to offer hospital level care in patients own homes by utilising technology and community services.

Antimicrobial stewardship is a coordinated response to tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by ensuring antibiotics are not overprescribed or misused. Also known as antibiotic stewardship, this strategy requires a combined approach from pharmacists, doctors and other healthcare professionals.

With pharmacists and other healthcare professionals responsible for prescribing and administering countless medications every day, unfortunately medication errors do sometimes happen.

The UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board (UKPPLAB) is calling on pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and the wider pharmacy workforce across the UK to get involved in shaping the future of professional leadership.

In a compelling and heartfelt webinar hosted by UKCPA, Nadia Imbert-Terry, an advanced pharmacy technician for Acute Care at Home in Swindon, shared her extraordinary journey through the pharmacy profession.