Strengthening the medicines safety agenda in paediatric critical care
March 2012Children and seriously ill patients are at high risk of medicines errors, so it seems obvious that safety is a particular focus in paediatric intensive care units. Here a consultant pharmacist describes her role
“The role of the HIV pharmacist in managing complex polypharmacy has never been more important”
July/August 2011A consultant pharmacist reflects on the changes in HIV as a specialism: from the early days when those with HIV had few treatment options to the current management of the infection as a chronic condition
Manage patients with difficult-to-control asthma in a specialist clinic
January 2011A consultant pharmacist in Leicester is taking the lead in prescribing medicines such as omalizumab and methotrexate for patients with asthma and working to tackle issues around adherence to therapy
How independent prescribing can be nurtured in primary care
July 2010By ensuring that chronic conditions are diagnosed and managed appropriately pharmacists can play a major part in improving patients’ health. But first they need to demonstrate their value to local GPs
Working to reduce medication risks as a champion of elderly care
December 2009All too often are older patients given multi-compartment compliance aids to help them take their medicines. But these devices are not the be-all and end-all when offering support to such patients
Expert pharmacist roles are needed to champion medication safety
July/August 2009A consultant pharmacist explains the need for knowledge, education, leadership and research to drive the medication safety agenda, and challenges more pharmacists to take up the mantle
Pharmacist input into cancer facility ensures quality research and care
April 2009A facility that combines research and clinical healthcare provision opened in Oxford in March 2009. A consultant pharmacist for cancer describes her involvement in the development of the facility
Facilitating paediatric pharmacy research
February 2009A consultant pharmacist for children’s services describes what can be achieved when freed from management tasks
