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Safety in lactation: Drugs for chronic bowel disorders

21 September 2020Additional information relating to breastfeeding To be used in conjunction with individual drug entries for specific information and guidance. Aminosalicylates for chronic bowel disorders Mesalazine…

Induction Training Course for Pharmacy Trust Buyers

18 November 2020This article is designed to cover those items that pharmacy trust buyers (i.e. the person in the trust responsible for managing the sourcing and procurement of…

Procurement for Non Procurement Staff

15 August 2016This article is part two of three explaining the workings of pharmacy procurement for pharmacy staff not working in that department.  It is useful for…

Stock Control of Medicines by Pharmacy System

15 August 2016This post provides the content of a series of procurement training resources aimed at assisting in the management of medicines stocks.  There is a “generic”…

Audit Tools from National Pharmacy Procurement Specialists Committee (NPPSC)

2 September 2016The National Pharmacy Procurement Specialists Committee (NPPSC) have produced a number of audit tools which are available for use locally in trusts.  Trustswho have collected…

National Homecare Medicines Committee (NHMC) Managing Complaints and Incidents within Homecare Services - Appendix 19 training

2 July 2018In November 2016, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) published Appendix 19 of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Handbook for Homecare Services in England i.e. ‘Further…

Managing the introduction of new generic medicines: Guidance for Chief Pharmacists and trust medicines procurement leads

5 September 2018When planning for the generic introduction of a new generic medicine, it is important that commissioners and providers collaborate closely to address all the potential…

National Homecare Medicines Committee (NHMC) Proposal for the funding of Pharmacy Homecare Teams

4 May 2018NHMC submitted a proposal for the funding of Trust Pharmacy Homecare Teams to NHS England and NHS Clinical Commissioning for consideration. The NHMC hopes that…

NHMC Good Practice Principles for the Provision of Manufacturer Funded Homecare Services

5 March 2018These Good Practice Principles set out the National Homecare Medicines Committee’s (NHMC) expectations of Manufacturers offering Manufacturer Funded Homecare Medicine Services in relation to the…

PGDs and Occupational Health Services

22 October 2020The best way to advise on the use of PGDs and written instructions in OHS is to outline common scenarios that occur in practice