Pharmacy Is Right For Me

AUGUST 26, 2024

What is your first thought when you think of a career in pharmacy? You may think of a clinical pharmacist working in a community pharmacy or a hospital pharmacist working in an in-patient unit. Not many people are aware of the field of pharmacogenomics, and how it can optimize patient outcomes.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

OCTOBER 16, 2024

New national guidance on repeat prescribing has been published in a bid to improve consistency and patient safety – and supporting hospital discharge with digital solutions and optimising use of the Discharge Medicines Service (DMS) forms a key part of this.

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Pharmacy Is Right For Me

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

There is a common misconception that all community pharmacies are alike, and that most of what community pharmacists do is count pills. This could not be further from the truth and Dr. Mohanad Znbaqa’s story will demonstrate just how versatile a career practicing in a community pharmacy can be!

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Professor Alain Astier discusses how the tradition of manufacturing drugs in hospitals and hospital pharmacies is taking on new directions in light of increasing medicine shortages, enhanced professional responsibilities for pharmacists and the shift towards delivering personalised medicine. Making drugs is old-fashioned!

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

JUNE 9, 2023

For example, it suggested that when secondary care has access to the electronic prescribing system, the dispensing of drugs currently dispensed by NHS trusts – including high-tech medicines such as oral chemotherapy or immunotherapy drugs and monoclonal antibody therapies – could be moved to community pharmacy.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

JANUARY 6, 2025

We aim to give pharmacists the tools they need to contribute meaningfully to cancer care, says Professor Meier, and this structured approach underscores the specialisms role within the broader hospital pharmacy framework, as well as its pivotal contribution to multidisciplinary cancer care teams.

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Pharmacy Is Right For Me

JUNE 14, 2023

Pharmacists can work in a variety of settings, from community pharmacies to hospitals to private institutions. Explore some of the unique settings you could work in with these Novel Pharmacy Careers. This means that creative individuals can find a career path that suits their interests and passions.

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Pharmacy Is Right For Me

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Many hospitals are non-profits and are eligible for this repayment program. However, if you know you want to be a hospital pharmacist, you may want to choose a pharmacy school that has a high match rate or is nearby a lot of hospitals so you can gain experience as a hospital intern.

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The Happy PharmD

JANUARY 24, 2025

When deciding between retail and hospital pharmacy, the career path you choose could drastically shape your professional life. Both paths contribute significantly to the pharmacy job market, but each offers distinct experiences and opportunities. Retail pharmacists generally earn a higher salary than their hospital counterparts.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Almost nine in 10 hospital pharmacists are at high risk of burnout, according to the results of the fifth annual workforce and wellbeing survey from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS). The results show a worrying 88% of hospital pharmacists are at high risk of burnout.

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Pharmacy Is Right For Me

APRIL 3, 2023

Flexibility in work hours and settings Pharmacy offers a great deal of flexibility in terms of work hours and settings. Pharmacists can work in a variety of settings, including hospitals, community pharmacies, research laboratories, and government agencies. They can also become researchers, educators, or consultants.

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Find Your Script

JULY 9, 2022

If you haven’t seen my burnout story or our debt-free journey while in residency/fellowship, please click those video links below.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

‘Pharmacists can offer expert help quickly’ The Department of Health and Social Care also posted on X to highlight the ‘vital role’ that pharmacists play in the community , offering ‘expert help quickly on a range of minor illnesses, with no appointment needed’.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) is seeking feedback from hospital pharmacists on its green guide to making professional pharmacy practice more environmentally sustainable. The post RPS seeks pharmacist feedback on ‘green guide‘ ahead of hospital pharmacy toolkit launch appeared first on Hospital Pharmacy Europe.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

MAY 2, 2023

Hospital Pharmacy Europe ‘s new editor Helena Beer discusses her journey to healthcare journalism and exciting new developments for the publication, including the launch of Clinical Excellence events – the first of which focuses on cardiology At the age of 12, I was admitted to hospital with appendicitis.

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Pharmacy Is Right For Me

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Runge’s career started in hospital pharmacy before transitioning to community pharmacy, where she helped patients obtain medications they otherwise might not have been able to afford. She followed in her father’s footsteps, as he had served as his town’s first Black pharmacist.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

JANUARY 19, 2023

The Brighton-Lusaka Health Link (BLHL) drew on expertise from Brighton and Sussex hospitals and medical school to develop and pilot a hub and spoke model to enhance AMS in tertiary hospitals in Zambia. More than 70% of community pharmacists who took part in the pilot said that they would continue to use the checklist.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

JUNE 30, 2023

The plan also refers to the increase of specialist clinical and technical roles in hospital pharmacy, which it says will continue to be central to high-quality medicines optimisation.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In a hospital setting, these proposals would enable pharmacy technicians to play a greater role within multi-professional teams, through increased autonomy and more effective use of their skills and expertise in pharmaceutical care.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

via a community pharmacy) or visits by a primary care pharmacist undertaking medication reviews. BMJ 2023 The post Trial finds care home prescribing pharmacists improve drug burden index appeared first on Hospital Pharmacy Europe.

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The Pharmacist Blog

APRIL 25, 2015

A pharmacy residency is highly recommended if you want to give your resume a slight edge, work in a hospital setting, or specialize in a specific area. It has been increasingly difficult for new pharmacists without residencies to get jobs outside of community pharmacy (retail pharmacy). There is one caveat.

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Pharmacy Is Right For Me

MAY 1, 2023

Telehealth appointments are allowing pharmacists to connect more frequently with their patients and strengthen their trust and bond with their community. Pharmacy Myth 6: There aren’t any jobs available for pharmacists.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

When it came to hospital pharmacy in particular, the RPS highlighted the continuation of the Hospital Pharmacy Transformation programme and positive developments relating to aseptic services. However, it also noted that there is ‘untapped potential’ in the DMS service to reduce hospital readmissions.

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Pharmacy Is Right For Me

MARCH 21, 2024

Inspired by a father who paved the way as a director of pharmacy, Dr. Jason Vinson knew from an early age what he wanted to do. Yet, it wasn’t until he walked the halls of hospitals during his undergraduate years at the University of Michigan that the allure of pharmacy truly took root.

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Blog: Ask a Student Pharmacist

MAY 11, 2023

Prior to the course, students learn about pharmacy regulations, associations, advocacy, and independent community settings in Minnesota and the United States so that they can compare and contrast with the systems in Portugal.

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SingleCare

MAY 26, 2022

If your contract doesn’t include a non-compete clause then, theoretically, working at a second pharmacy shouldn’t be a problem. Hospital pharmacies Many chain pharmacies include non-compete clauses in their contracts, but these clauses often only apply to their main rivals.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Figures released by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) reveal that in the financial year 2022/23, the cost of medicines issued in hospitals was £9.45bn, making up 49.2% was spent on medicines prescribed by hospitals and dispensed in the community. of the total spend within hospitals. An additional £93.6m

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

JANUARY 16, 2025

Clinical trials in the paediatric population are more complex and therefore enhancing the capacity and expertise of paediatric hospitals and academic centres to engage in paediatric research is important. The post Paediatric oral compounding: expert insights from a global study appeared first on Hospital Pharmacy Europe.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

AUGUST 3, 2023

A team of researchers interviewed staff from different types of educational institutions, healthcare facilities, and community pharmacies. The interviews revealed concerns about whether the education and training standards for pharmacy technicians were meeting the needs of current pharmacy practice.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Some 56% of respondents across all pharmacy settings said that their mental health and wellbeing has been impacted by medication shortages within the past 12 months. The post Impact of medicines shortages on pharmacy staff wellbeing highlighted in RPS survey appeared first on Hospital Pharmacy Europe.

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Hospital Pharmacy Europe

MAY 23, 2024

One nomination was received for the primary care sector vacancy, with Helen Davies elected unopposed, and two community pharmacy posts were filled by Gareth Hughes (two-year term) and Dylan Jones (three-year term). Candidates elected to the ‘any sector’ posts were Aled Roberts (two-year term) and Eleri Schiavone (three-year term).

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Digital Pharmacist

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Hughes began her career at Frederick Douglas Hospital Pharmacy in Philadephia. Photo courtesy of APhA Mary Munson Runge (1928 – 2014) Mary Munson Runge was the daughter of a physician and pharmacy owner that was regarded as one of the most successful entrepreneurs in Donaldsonville, Louisiana.

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The Happy PharmD

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Stephanie Thompson’s journey at ProxsysRx began with her assignment to a critical access hospital in Laceria, Louisiana, where she helped launch a much-needed community pharmacy. This new venture filled a void left by local closures, making a meaningful impact from day one.

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Find Your Script

MAY 25, 2022

Most Schools of Pharmacy have you apply for your Intern Pharmacist License with the State Board of Pharmacy within the first month of P1 year starting.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 20, 2022

Many health systems have their own community pharmacies, with pharmacists working in places like emergency departments, primary care clinics, and specialty clinics where they have access to patient medical records, Ganio says. The US FDA has not announced any updates to Lagevrio’s label.

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The Happy PharmD

JULY 6, 2024

Pharmacists in this role act as specialists, collaborating with healthcare teams to deliver patient-centered care across various settings, from outpatient clinics to hospitals and community pharmacies. Certified ambulatory care pharmacists number over 6,000, indicating a growing but specialized field within pharmacy.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Between 5-10% of all hospital admissions are medicines-related and around two-thirds of these are preventable. The Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust has used electronic medical records to document and share medicines decisions with GP practices and community pharmacies. At around £20.9 increase from the previous year.

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