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Tag Archives: Medicines Adherence
Scoping the Potential Role(s) of Community Pharmacists in Medication Management for Community-Dwelling People With Dementia (Health Expectations)
Summary A new article has appeared on the roles for community pharmacists in assisting people with dementia dwelling in the community, their informal carers – and health and social care professionals more widely – in achieving safer and more effective … Continue reading
Posted in Antipsychotics, Commissioning, Community Care, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Ability of Community Pharmacists to Limit Use of Antipsychotics Prescribed Inappropriately For BPSD, Aston Health Research and Innovation Cluster, Aston University, Birmingham (UK), Caregiving (Carers), Caring for Carers, Communication Between Community Pharmacists and Caregivers, Communication Between Community Pharmacists and GPs, Community Pharmacies, Community Pharmacists, Community Pharmacy, Community-Based Care, Community-Based Care for People With Dementia, Community-Based Interventions, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, Community-Centred Approaches, Community-Dwelling Older People with Dementia, Dementia Friendly Community Pharmacists, Dementia-Friendly Businesses, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Community Pharmacies, Dementia-Friendly Information, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Pharmacies, Healthy Lifestyles, Improving the Quality of Life for People with Long Term Conditions, Informal Carers, Information and Signposting Services, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Long Term Conditions and Mental Health, Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Long-Term Conditions and Dementia, MDTs: Multidisciplinary Teams, Medication Management, Medicines Adherence, Medicines Optimisation, Medicines Optimisation in Primary Care, Multidisciplinary Care, Multidisciplinary Team Care, Multidisciplinary Teamwork, Multiple Long-Term Conditions, NHS Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF), NHS Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (the Pharmacy Contract), Older Community-Dwelling Adults, Pharmacist-Led Home Medication Reviews, Pharmacy Quality Payments Scheme, Pharmacy: Aston University, Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing, Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing (PIP), Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Primary Care and Community Pharmacy Network, Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Qualitative Exploratory Study, Qualitative Research, Qualitative Studies, Quality of Life for People With Long Term Conditions, Reducing Emergency Admissions Through Community-Based Interventions, School of Life and Health Sciences: Aston University, Self-Care, Self-Directed Support for Long Term Conditions, Self-Management, Self-Management Education, Self-Management in Chronic Illness, Self-Management in Early Stage Dementia, Self-Management of Long-Term Illnesses, Self-Management Support, Signposting, Signposting Patient Information, Signposting to Appropriate Health Services, Signposting to Sources of Practical Help, Support for Self-Care, Supporting Self-Care, University of East Anglia, University of Hull, Unmet Needs of Community-Dwelling Older Persons, Unpaid Carers
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Dementia-Friendly Community Pharmacies (Greater Manchester Pharmacy LPN / RPS)
Summary The Greater Manchester Pharmacy Local Professional Network have produced a brief guide on the seven elements of good practice: The pharmacy environment. The pharmacy team. Public health messages, including lifestyle. Over the counter medicines. Prescription ordering and collection / … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Bolton, Communication Between Community Pharmacists and Caregivers, Community Pharmacies, Community Pharmacists, Community Pharmacy, Community Pharmacy and Public Health, Dementia-Friendly Businesses, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Community Pharmacies, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Information, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Pharmacies, Dementia-Friendly Shops, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Greater Manchester Pharmacy Local Professional Network, Healthy Lifestyles, Improving the Quality of Life for People with Long Term Conditions, Information and Signposting Services, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Long Term Conditions and Mental Health, Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Long-Term Conditions and Dementia, Manchester, MDTs: Multidisciplinary Teams, Medicines Adherence, Multidisciplinary Care, Multidisciplinary Team Care, Multidisciplinary Teamwork, Multiple Long-Term Conditions, Neuroprotective Lifestyles, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Primary Care and Community Pharmacy Network, Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Quality of Life for People With Long Term Conditions, Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Greet Britain (RPS), Self-Care, Self-Directed Support for Long Term Conditions, Self-Management, Self-Management Education, Self-Management in Chronic Illness, Self-Management in Early Stage Dementia, Self-Management of Long-Term Illnesses, Self-Management Support, Seven Steps to Becoming a Dementia Friendly Pharmacy Practice, Signposting, Signposting Patient Information, Signposting to Appropriate Health Services, Signposting to Sources of Practical Help, Support for Self-Care, Supporting Self-Care
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Community Pharmacists: the Potential of Minor Ailment Centres (BBC News / RPS / NHS England)
Summary The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has proposed that community pharmacies could save the NHS over £1 billion per year. This assertion is endorsed by research from Pharmacy Research UK published earlier this year and led by the University of Aberdeen. … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Northern Ireland, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
Tagged Access to Care, Access to Healthcare Services, Access to Services, Advice and Support, Any Qualified Provider, BBC Health News, Centre of Academic Primary Care, Centre of Academic Primary Care (University of Aberdeen), College of Emergency Medicine (CEM), Commissioning Community Pharmacy, Commissioning of Pharmacy Services, Common Ailment Schemes, Common Ailments, Common Winter Illnesses, Community Care, Community Pharmacies, Community Pharmacists, Community Pharmacy, Community Pharmacy and Public Health, Community Pharmacy Management of Minor Illness, Community-Based Interventions, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, East Anglia, Feeling Under the Weather (Campaign), Find a Service Near You, GP Practices, High Street Presence, Inappropriate Accident and Emergency Department Attendances, Information and Advice Services, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Local Approaches to Seven Day Pharmacy Services, Local Pharmacy Services, Medication Adherence, Medicines Adherence, Medicines Expertise, Minor Ailment Centres, NHS England’s Feeling under the weather? Campaign, North East Scotland, Pharmacist-Led Interventions, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Enhanced Services, Pharmacy in England, Pharmacy Research UK, Pharmacy-Based Minor Ailments Schemes, Preventative Care, Preventative Services, Prevention, Public Health, Public Health Services, Reducing Health Inequalities, Reducing Inappropriate Accident and Emergency Department Attendances, Reducing Unnecessary Admissions, Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Greet Britain (RPS), Self-Care, Self-Help, Seven Day Pharmacy Services, Simulated Patient (SP) Study, Simulated Patient Study, University of Aberdeen, Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Unscheduled Admissions, Waiting Times, Whole System Impact, Whole System Integration, Whole System Patient Flows, Whole-System Approaches, Winter Health Advice
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Professional Standards for Hospital Pharmacy Services (Royal Pharmaceutical Society)
Summary The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) have updated their “Professional Standards for Hospital Pharmacy Services”, in light of the Francis Inquiry report . Updates to this document place more emphasis on increasing patient involvement and feedback in the development of services. … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, National, NHS, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK
Tagged Aston University, Berwick Review, Berwick Review of Patient Safety, Birmingham Children’s Hospital (BCH), Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH), Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Care Episodes, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Chief Pharmacists, Chronic Medication Service, Clinical Leadership, Consequences of the Francis Inquiry Report, Custom-Made Medicines, Discharge Medicines Review Service, Dispensing, Distribution Storage and Unused Medicines, Education and Training, Effective Use of Medicines, European Association of Hospital Pharmacists, European Working Time Directive (EWTD), Francis Inquiry Report, Future Hospital Commission, General Pharmaceutical Council, Governance, Hospital Pharmacies, Hospital Pharmacies: Seven Day Services, Hospital Pharmacists, Hospital Pharmacy Services, Implications of the Francis Inquiry Report, Information About Medicines, Integrated Transfer of Care, International Pharmaceutical Federation, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), Joined-Up Hospital and Community Pharmacy Services, Labelling, Leadership, Leadership Competency Framework for Pharmacy Professionals, Local Approaches to Seven Day Pharmacy Services, Medication Adherence, Medicines Adherence, Medicines Expertise, Medicines Policy, Medicines Procurement, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry, National Advisory Group on the Safety of Patients in England, New Medicine Service, New Model of Care: Future Hospital Commission, NHS England’s Seven Days a Week Forum, NHS Patient Safety Culture, NHS Services: Seven Days a Week Forum, Operational Leadership, Patient Experience, Patient Focus, Patient Needs, Patient Outcomes, Patient Preference and Adherence, Pharmacy Workforce and Ways of Working, Primary Care and Community Pharmacy Network, Professional Leadership, Professional Responsibilities, Professional Standards, Professional Standards for Hospital Pharmacy Services, Putting Patients First, Repercussions From the Francis Inquiry Report, Royal College of Physicians’ Future Hospital Commission (RCP FHC), Royal Pharmaceutical Society, RPS Leadership Competency Framework for Pharmacy Professionals, RPS Professional Standards for Public Health Practice for Pharmacy, Safe Systems of Care, Safe Use of Medicines, Seven Day Pharmacy Services, Seven Day Services in Hospital Pharmacy, Strategic Leadership, Supply of Medicines, Targeted Medicines Use Reviews, UK Clinical Pharmacy Association, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, Week-Round NHS Services, Weekend Working, Workforce Development, Workforce Issues, Working Evenings and Weekends
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Fixed-Dose Combination of Memantine Extended Release and Donepezil for Alzheimer’s Disease: Licensing Application Submitted to FDA (Biospace Inc.)
Summary A new drug application has been submitted to the FDA (in the United States) for a fixed-dose combination of memantine extended release and donepezil for the treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer’s Disease dementia. “Using the two drugs together … Continue reading
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights
Tagged Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Biospace, Donepezil, Drugs for Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease, FDA, FDC: Fixed-Dose Combination, Fixed-Dose Combinations, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Forest Laboratories, Medication Adherence, Medicines Adherence, Medicines Management, Medicines Optimisation, Memantine, Memantine ER - Donepezil HCl FDC, Memantine Extended Release, New Drug Applications, New Drug Applications (NDAs), Patient Compliance, Patient Preference and Adherence, Pharmaceutical Industry, Strengthening Compliance
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