In the clinic

Patients with hepatitis B can be monitored by the pharmacist

February 2012

With diagnoses of chronic hepatitis B on the rise, outpatient hepatology services are likely to come under increasing pressure. One pharmacist in London is now helping to alleviate this burden

Multidisciplinary approach helps patients to manage chronic pain

October 2011

For those with long-term pain, finding a treatment that works can be a lengthy process. And so a pharmacist prescriber in Tyne and Wear is putting his skills to good use in a chronic pain clinic

No HIV consultant on-site? Why not get the pharmacist involved...

March 2011

Since qualifying as an independent prescriber, specialist HIV pharmacist Suzanne Elvin has been able to ensure antiretroviral supplies for stable patients on days when she is the only HIV prescriber on-site 

Local reorganisation sees mental health pharmacists as outpatient clinicians

In Sussex a pharmacist has teamed up with a consultant psychiatrist to enhance the care of mentally ill patients

Dispensary waiting times cut by clinic-based oncology pharmacists

Oncology outpatients in Coventry have benefited from the input of clinic-based pharmacists. Waiting times for medicines have reduced and doctors can spend more time dealing with complex issues

Pharmacist and nurse combine skills to assess people who fall

Accidental falls can cause big problems for the elderly. In County Durham, a pharmacist and a nurse have joined forces to manage patients who are at increased risk of falling because of syncope

Pharmacists with a special interest in anticoagulation raise standards

Certain patients taking warfarin can have their anticoagulation monitored closer to home. In Bradford, pharmacists with a special interest in anticoagulation are leading clinics in primary care to do just that

Helping COPD patients in the community

A community pharmacist in Scotland describes how she provides spirometry testing for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients