The Ridge Pharmacy Takeover Taking over The Ridge Pharmacy in Bradford has been one of the most challenging takeovers we have ever experienced. However, the pharmacy team at The Ridge have been brilli...
7 tips to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in your pharmacyEveryone should do what they can to stop coronavirus from spreading. It is particularly important for people who work in the pharmaceutical/h...
Many of the world’s most common infectious diseases – cholera, hepatitis, rabies and meningitis – can be prevented with a quick trip to a local travel clinic. Still, some individuals are u...
Working as a community pharmacist, we often see many patients who are in extremely poor health due to their diet and lifestyle choices. 9 times out of 10, these lifestyle choices have contributed to t...
Running a pharmacy requires many roles. Management is only one of your responsibilities, even though it’s a full-time job on its own. The quality of your pharmacy management significantly affects the ...
Clinical community pharmacists; the way forward? In late November I was invited by the University of Manchester Pharmacy Society (MUPS) to deliver a talk to mixed years pharmacy undergraduates about m...
What is FMD The Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) is a series of European anti-counterfeiting measures that will see pharmacists scan medicine products to verify their authenticity before decommiss...
GDPR and community pharmacy What is GDPR? On the 25th Of May 2018, the new European privacy regulation called The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect. This act will be repl...
What is Diabetes?Diabetes is a problem with the body that causes blood glucose (sugar) levels to rise higher than normal. This is also called hyperglycemia.In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas does ...
This Self-Care week, why not ask your local pharmacist about your health queries Self-care is about keeping fit and healthy, understanding when you can look after yourself, when a pharmacist can help ...