Delighted to share our experience of developing the #antimicrobial #pharmacytechnician role in this month's PTJ 📖 Jonathan Coulter Sharon Thompson #KeepAntibioticsWorking #PatientSafety NHSGGC - Pharmacy Services NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde SAPG ASAP Group The Scottish Quality and Safety Fellowship Editor@APTUK

#infection2021 conference discussed the challenges of #AMR 💊 Learn more about how successful #AMS can help tackle this global threat in this 6-week accredited course 🌏 Join now in 1 of 6 languages 👇 #AbxSteward bit.ly/3ob4SUe

Please give some love to all the pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy support staff across the NHS As well as doing their usual duties throughout the pandemic, they’ve also been instrumental to the roll out of the vaccine, but are rarely mentioned Thank you all x

Covid treatment guidelines updated and approved! Many thanks to @francesgarragh1 Tim Felton and Adele Mackellar for doing such a great job in such a short time MFT_Pharmacy MFT_CSS MFT NHS

The Liverpool interactions checker covid19-druginteractions.org/checker is fantastic - a real asset for screening suitability / adjusting co-meds for Paxlovid - thanks Fiona Marra

Published in The Lancet Antimicrobial resistance (#AMR), now a leading cause of death worldwide: thelancet.com/journals/lance… An estimated 1.2 million people died from antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections in 2019, > than HIV/AIDS or malaria. #GRAMPaper #AMRSOS #CwPAMS

The 'silent pandemic' is not silent anymore. New data, published in today’s #Lancet, show the true global cost of #AMR. We must use these data as a warning signal to spur on action at every level. #AMRSOS 👉 bit.ly/3nBEvas

As a pharmacist that works in HIV & COVID, thought I’d share some work I’ve been doing preparing for Paxlovid! Looked at all our eligible patients on Covid OP pathway for the first 3 weeks and if we could have safely given them Paxlovid. 👇🧵 Fiona Marra COVID-19 Drug Interactions UKCPA Infection Committee

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Did you know there are some antimicrobials that are SO well absorbed by your gut, they almost NEVER need to be given IV? -Metronidazole -Ciprofloxacin -Rifampicin -Clindamycin -Linezolid -Doxycycline -Fluconazole All approach 90-100% bioavailability 🥳

Come see how we slashed our carbapanem prescribing in half at Kettering General Hospital #FIS2023 #FIS23

Ahead of #WAAW2023 we Diane Ashiru, PhD would like to share our Nursing Times article on the role of the nurse in IV-to-oral switch of antibiotics. “A proactive approach to IVOS benefits our patients, our NHS, our planet and nurses too”. nursingtimes.net/opinion/nurses…

Reminder that the #UKCPAConf ⁦UKCPA⁩ is tomorrow 17.11.23 in Manchester! Join me for our workshop I’ll be talking about #VirtualWards. A great line up of speakers, looking forward to seeing you there! ⁦UKCPA Respiratory Committee⁩ ukclinicalpharmacy.org/conference-202…

V pleased to deliver+chair #VirtualWards session with fab UKCPA pals #UKCPAConf well received, packed room, lots of discussion+Qs, variation across UK+keenness to develop services #Dreamteam UKCPA Respiratory Committee UKCPA Infection Committee UKCPA Emergency Care Committee

Great to share knowledge and learning on virtual wards today with this incredible group. #UKCPAConf #UKCPA #PatientCare #TreatEveryPatientLikeYourNan This care option benefits patients and the wider health care system. Different care is not lesser care. UKCPA

As a pharmacist, how can you fight against antimicrobial resistance? We've created a list of 10 things you can start doing today: bit.ly/3V6lhIn #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek #WAAW #WAAW2023 #AMR #AntibioticGuardian

It might be the end of #WorldAMRAwarenessWeek but good antimicrobial prescribing isn't just for WAAW! Follow the '5RIGHTS' all year round! 🔍⬇️for the complete infographic. Thanks to all NHS Tayside staff for all their antimicrobial stewardship work 👏👏👏

How many nurse hours could your Trust release on introducing an effective #IVOS pathway? The numbers are eye watering, take a look!👇🏻 #BSACWinterConference

Fantastic collaboration around stability of aciclovir in elastomeric devices for OPAT.First antiviral of the programme! 🇦🇺 ⁦⁦Fekade B Sime⁩ ⁦Jason Roberts⁩ 🇬🇧 ⁦@jamiesonce⁩ ⁦andrew seaton⁩ ⁦BSAC⁩ & those not on X⁦⁩ ejhp.bmj.com/content/early/…

Linezolid's prescribing information updated June 2024 to include a warning/precaution for rhabdomyolysis