just your periodic reminder that the Therapeutics Initiative (TI) James McCormack has the best damn antibiotic sensitivity chart in the Milky Way therapeuticseducation.org/sites/therapeu…

"It's going to protect YOU..." "It will reduce YOUR risk of a heart attack, cancer, diabetes etc". We see this all the time when it comes to medical treatments and health interventions. I'm going to show why 99.9% of the time this type of phrasing/framing ("YOU/R") is wrong🧵

Had a great day watching a livestream of hip and knee replacement surgeries. Followed by an IPL session discussing each discipline’s roles in the pre, peri and post-op care of patients. A great experience for trainee pharmacists and pharmacy techs! North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust @NHSHEE_NEY

Make sure you respond to this consultation! (Trainees shouldn't have to pay £463 before we've even registered, nor should any pharmacy professionals have to struggle with money anymore than they do already!)

Sadie Scott from North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust is up next in the Foundation Pharmacist Presentations Sadie's presentation looks at an audit to assess the appropriateness of co-amoxiclav prescribing for acute infections #GNPRC2023

Really grateful to have been invited to present my audit on co-amoxiclav prescribing at #GNPRC2023 and proud to have won 1st place for my presentation. Thank you everyone for your support and kind words today, a really great experience!💊

In this opinion piece, Jay Patel argues why vast improvements in language barrier services are needed in the #NHS pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/opinio…

Five years of hard work finally paying off💊 I’m (almost) a pharmacist!

Always ask about opioid timings in palliative care Immediate release morphine and Oxycodone take at least 20-30minutes to have any effect on pain in most people. Effects last from 2-4hours. If someone describes this pattern then their pain is convincingly responsive (in part at

A waste collection and recycling company has launched a UK-wide inhaler recycling service, following a successful pilot scheme, it has announced. pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news/w…

‘An association ACB & ⬆️ risk of acute CV events..We showed a dose-response relation between ACB & risk of acute CV events, indicating probable causation’ Huang et al doi: 10.1136/bmi-2023-076045 Causation; dementia & CV events -more reasons to avoid overprescribing of ACB drugs

Accent bias is a challenge often overlooked in the pharmacy profession, limiting opportunities and hindering careers. Our new blog by Marvin Munzu delves into what accent bias is and what pharmacy teams/schools can do to prevent it: bit.ly/3tOn1h6 #BHM2023 #RPSIandD

October is #MenopauseAwarenessMonth. Our Senior Safety Investigators, Amber Sargent and Helen Jones, blog about the #PatientSafety issues that arise when the impact of menopause on #MentalHealth is not considered during clinical assessments. Read the blog: hssib.org.uk/news-events-bl…

Morning Live will Dr Xand van Tulleken 🏳️‍🌈 be on tomorrow to apologise for the numerous incorrect statements and false information he gave out today? It's NOT the end of the inhaler Old fashioned isn't unsafe Steroids save lives when used correctly No mention of BLUE inhaler in an emergency

With all of the positive impacts seen from prescription of Hormone Replacement Therapy, how do we ensure that the of this treatment is provided in an appropriate, effective, and above all, safe manner? Find out more in the latest edition of Regulate >> tinyurl.com/y2z8fde7

We partnered with Diabetes UK Research to create advice for patients about fasting with Diabetes in Ramadan. Our updated factsheets are available in English, Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati and Urdu, and can be ordered for FREE or downloaded via the Diabetes UK shop: tinyurl.com/yc2h4s7c

💉 There are loads of options when it comes to contraception. Use our handy contraception tool endorsed by the @FSRH_UK to find out which ones might work best for you. You should always speak to a nurse or doctor when making choices about contraception brook.org.uk/best-contracep…

From October to March we can’t make enough vitamin D from sunlight. To keep bones and muscles healthy, it’s best to take a daily 10 microgram supplement of vitamin D. You can get vitamin D from most pharmacies and retailers. ➡️ nhs.uk/conditions/vit…

“What’s wrong with tramadol?” is something I get asked a lot Answer: Plenty Thread ->