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1 Flight of the Monarchs: Jaime Rojo on Beauty and Conservation 31:01
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National Geographic photographer and conservationist Jaime Rojo has spent decades capturing the beauty and fragility of the monarch butterfly. Their epic migration is one of nature’s most breathtaking spectacles, but their survival is under threat. In this episode, Jaime shares how his passion for photography and conservation led him to document the monarchs’ journey. He and host Brian Lowery discuss the deeper story behind his award-winning images, one about resilience, connection, and the urgent need to protect our natural world. See Jaime's story on the monarch butterflies at his website: rojovisuals.com , and follow Brian Lowery at knowwhatyousee.com .…
Antidepressant withdrawal: why has it been ignored for so long?
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المحتوى المقدم من The PJ Pod and Pharmaceutical Journal. يتم تحميل جميع محتويات البودكاست بما في ذلك الحلقات والرسومات وأوصاف البودكاست وتقديمها مباشرة بواسطة The PJ Pod and Pharmaceutical Journal أو شريك منصة البودكاست الخاص بهم. إذا كنت تعتقد أن شخصًا ما يستخدم عملك المحمي بحقوق الطبع والنشر دون إذنك، فيمكنك اتباع العملية الموضحة هنا https://ar.player.fm/legal.
Until recently, the withdrawal symptoms some people experience after stopping an antidepressant were not recognised as a serious problem. However, they can be extremely distressing, and so patients have been forced to set up their own online support groups to share information how best to taper antidepressant doses. In this episode, executive editor Nigel Praities talks with Adele Framer, founder of SurvivingAntidepressants.Org, one of the largest peer-support groups, about her and many other patients' experiences. Wendy Burn, former chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, describes what has led to a remarkable turnaround in attitudes among specialist doctors to withdrawal symptoms in the UK, and David Taylor, professor of psychopharmacology at King's College London, explains the latest evidence on how to prevent serious these symptoms from occurring. Specialist mental health pharmacist Chris Johnson also speaks about his work with GP practices in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, to review the antidepressants taken by more than 10,000 patients. Here is the guidance on stopping antidepressants from the Royal College of Psychiatrists: https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/treatments-and-wellbeing/stopping-antidepressants This episode was produced by Geoff Marsh and additional research was carried out by Abigail James. We are grateful to Peter Groot from Utrecht University, Netherlands, for his help with this episode.
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المحتوى المقدم من The PJ Pod and Pharmaceutical Journal. يتم تحميل جميع محتويات البودكاست بما في ذلك الحلقات والرسومات وأوصاف البودكاست وتقديمها مباشرة بواسطة The PJ Pod and Pharmaceutical Journal أو شريك منصة البودكاست الخاص بهم. إذا كنت تعتقد أن شخصًا ما يستخدم عملك المحمي بحقوق الطبع والنشر دون إذنك، فيمكنك اتباع العملية الموضحة هنا https://ar.player.fm/legal.
Until recently, the withdrawal symptoms some people experience after stopping an antidepressant were not recognised as a serious problem. However, they can be extremely distressing, and so patients have been forced to set up their own online support groups to share information how best to taper antidepressant doses. In this episode, executive editor Nigel Praities talks with Adele Framer, founder of SurvivingAntidepressants.Org, one of the largest peer-support groups, about her and many other patients' experiences. Wendy Burn, former chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, describes what has led to a remarkable turnaround in attitudes among specialist doctors to withdrawal symptoms in the UK, and David Taylor, professor of psychopharmacology at King's College London, explains the latest evidence on how to prevent serious these symptoms from occurring. Specialist mental health pharmacist Chris Johnson also speaks about his work with GP practices in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, to review the antidepressants taken by more than 10,000 patients. Here is the guidance on stopping antidepressants from the Royal College of Psychiatrists: https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/treatments-and-wellbeing/stopping-antidepressants This episode was produced by Geoff Marsh and additional research was carried out by Abigail James. We are grateful to Peter Groot from Utrecht University, Netherlands, for his help with this episode.
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Disagreement and conflict are unavoidable realities common to all working environments, but for pharmacists and pharmacy teams faced with potentially long hours, stretched resources, increasing complexity and high expectations, it does not take much for problems to escalate. This can put patient safety at risk and contributes to stress and burnout. In this learning episode of The PJ Pod, we explore some of the common underlying causes of conflict in the pharmacy workplace and consider how individuals, whether managers or not, can take practical steps to avoid or resolve conflict situations. By the end of the episode, you will be able to: - Understand how pharmacy working conditions and external factors can make conflict within teams more likely; - Spot early warning signs of conflict in the workplace; - Use simple strategies to address conflict early and avoid problems growing; - Understand the importance of a safe, welcoming work environment and what you can do to promote one. Many thanks to Harpreet Chana, pharmacist and founder of the Mental Wealth Academy, and Melissa Cochrane, well-being director at Pharmacist Support, for their expert contributions. This programme is presented by Katherine Sole, editor, research and learning, and was produced by Geoff Marsh.…
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Despite national incentives and locally commissioned services designed to improve availability of palliative care medicines from community pharmacies, access is not evenly distributed across the country. This problem is only set to get worse with demand for these services expected to increase in the coming decades. Marie Curie has estimated that, if the proportion of people requiring palliative care remains the same, the number of people with palliative care needs in the UK would increase by more than 147,000 between 2023 and 2048 — a rise of 25%. In this episode of The PJ Pod, executive editor Carolyn Wickware and senior features editor Dawn Connelly discuss what the NHS is doing at local and national levels to ensure patients can maintain their quality of life for as long as possible.…
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1 Looking back at 2024: a review of the biggest stories in pharmacy 33:59
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As has become tradition, The PJ Pod’s final episode of the year looks back over some of the most significant stories in pharmacy in the past 12 months, before members of The PJ editorial team make their predictions for 2025. Big stories of 2024 have included the launch of Pharmacy First in England, a persistent ethnicity pay gap in the profession, the emerging threat of nitazines, slumping vaccination rates and new legislation allow pharmacy technicians to take on a wider role. Please do let us know what you think we have missed in this episode on social media, using the hashtag #PJPod or email us at: editor@pharmaceutical-journal.com. This episode is presented by Carolyn Wickware, executive editor, and produced by Geoff Marsh. Thank you to Dawn Connelly, senior features editor; David Lipanovic, senior clinical reporter; Sophie Willis, investigations editor; Corrinne Burns, RPS correspondent; and Caitlin Killen, clinical editor, for their contributions.…
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1 Your views on the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's royal college proposals 23:04
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In September 2024, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) put forward proposals to take on royal college status, pending a vote of the membership in early 2025. The RPS said the proposals were in response to strategic ambitions amid rapid changes in the pharmacy profession, and followed an independent, 18-month-long review of its constitution and governance, led by consultancy firm Firetail. To share more information with members about why the changes are being proposed and how a Royal College of Pharmacy might operate, the Society's executive team — comprising president Claire Anderson, chief executive Paul Bennett, deputy chief executive Karen Baxter and head of strategic communications Liz North — toured Great Britain to speak with members directly. The Pharmaceutical Journal attended two of these ‘roadshow’ events to hear from pharmacists and pharmacy students about their opinions on the proposals and to find out what questions they were asking RPS leaders. More information about the proposals can be found on the RPS website or in The Pharmaceutical Journal’s interview with Bennett, published in September 2024. If you have any questions that have not yet been answered, you can email them to feedback@rpharms.com. This episode was produced by Geoff Marsh and presented by RPS correspondent Corrinne Burns with support from executive editor Carolyn Wickware.…
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1 Spotlight: Safety of time-critical medicines 11:11
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High levels of patient safety incidents related to time-critical medicines (TCMs) — medicines that need to be given or taken at a specific time — have persisted for decades. In 2022/2023 alone, there were 17 deaths recorded as a result of medicine dose delivery being delayed or omitted entirely. Solutions, such as using e-prescribing systems, has been successful on a local level but scaling them up nationally to accommodate a variety of platforms is a challenging task. However, a new national focus from NHS England on reducing the number of these events, may finally deliver a solution. In this episode of The PJ Pod, executive editor Carolyn Wickware and senior clinical reporter David Lipanovic take a closer look at how TCMs can be administered more safely. Lipanovic’s full feature on this topic can be found here: https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/feature/every-minute-counts-taking-a-national-approach-to-time-critical-medicines…
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1 Prescribing nature to boost mental health 32:45
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Green social prescribing, which can include activities such as community gardening, mindful walks and conservation volunteering — as well as 'blue' activities like kayaking and wild swimming — is gaining traction. Results from a government-backed green social prescribing programme were published in September 2024, showing that it had a positive impact on measures of wellbeing and was able to reach a broader range of people than many other social prescribing initiatives. However, there are challenges to implementing green social prescribing, including commissioning arrangements, funding, and data collection and sharing. In this episode of The PJ Pod, Dawn Connelly, senior features editor, visits a charity that helps people to connect with nature in order to improve their mental wellbeing, hears about the latest evidence from researchers evaluating these nature-based interventions and talks to a mental health pharmacist who is working with social prescribing link workers to connect patients with nature. With thanks to Georgina Gould, clinical lead at Dose of Nature; Ruth Garside, professor of evidence synthesis at the University of Exeter; Julze Alejandre, a health promotion and policy specialist at the University of Edinburgh; and Dimple Khatiri, a mental health pharmacist and personalised care lead at a primary care network in Hertfordshire. A special thank you to Dose of Nature service-user Steve for sharing his story with us. This episode was produced by Geoff Marsh, with editorial support from executive editor Carolyn Wickware.…
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1 How can pharmacists best support patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia? 30:48
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Over the last decade, the development of targeted therapies has significantly changed the way that chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is treated. Survival and life expectancy has improved, and this patient cohort is living and receiving treatment for longer than ever before. These changes have meant that the involvement of pharmacists across all sectors in the treatment of CLL patients has also evolved significantly. In this episode of The PJ Pod, Caitlin Killen, assistant clinical editor, speaks to a patient who has been living with CLL for 17 years, as well as with two pharmacists involved in the care of CLL patients, to understand how pharmacists can best support patients with CLL. Many thanks to expert patient Anthea Holland; Catherine Parbutt, consultant pharmacist for cancer services, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; and Tejal Gorasia, principal cancer pharmacist, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, for their expertise. This episode was produced by Geoff Marsh.…
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1 Changes in migraine treatment: how new classes of drugs can offer options for patients & prescribers 31:45
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In this learning episode, we look at the latest developments in migraine treatment where new classes of drugs are starting to provide additional options for patients and prescribers. For links to relevant articles and further resources on migraine treatment visit the PJ website. Many thanks to Kerri Spalding, a migraine patient, advocate and fundraiser, and Mathew Garrod, lead pharmacist for neurosciences and specialist pharmacist at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, for their expertise and insights. This programme is presented by Alex Clabburn, senior editor — research and learning and was produced by Geoff Marsh.…
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1 Medical drone deliveries: a viable option for the NHS? 32:29
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Drones are already being used to transport medicines in several countries around the world, including the United States, Australia, Switzerland and Rwanda, but what’s the story in the UK, where the road infrastructure is good and the airspace is small and busy? Is there a need for medical drone deliveries? Are they safe and would they be a viable option for the NHS? These are questions that senior features editor Dawn Connelly investigates in this episode of The PJ Pod. We hear from the experts behind several projects across the UK as they test the feasibility of using drones to deliver NHS medicines. Thank you to Paul Royall, senior lecturer in pharmaceutics at King’s College London; Arthur Mendez, a research and development engineer with drone development company HeroTech8; Mark Knowles, head of production at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Christopher Law, co-founder of healthcare drone logistics start-up Apian; Jamie Hogg, clinical lead for the CAELUS project for the north of Scotland; and Anthony McDavitt, director of pharmacy for NHS Shetland. This episode was produced by Geoff Marsh, with editorial support from executive editor Carolyn Wickware.…
In this episode of The PJ Pod, we look at how pharmacists can become more involved in research, by hearing directly from those who have done just that. We speak to the members of our OPERA 2024 shortlist, and winner, as well as Parastou Donyai, chief scientist at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, to explore some of the practical steps that individuals can take when starting out, while also considering the skills and characteristics that can help pharmacists thrive as researchers. Many thanks to the OPERA 2024 shortlist: Zoe Edwards, Ryan McNally, Anneka Mitchell, Anna Robinson-Barella and Sion Scott, and to Parastou Donyai, for their contributions. This programme is presented by Caitlin Killen, assistant clinical editor, research and learning, and produced by Geoff Marsh.…
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1 Spotlight: Pharmacists in community mental health teams 12:03
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The ‘NHS mental health implementation plan 2019/20–2023/24’, published by NHS England in July 2019, identified a need for “new and integrated models of primary and community mental health care” to support 370,000 adults and older adults with severe mental illness (SMI). With many of these patients on psychotropic medication, such as clozapine, lithium, valproate and antidepressants, to treat a range of conditions, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and eating disorders, the plan aimed to recruit 260 pharmacists into integrated community care teams by April 2024. However, an investigation by The Pharmaceutical Journal in May 2024 revealed that there are 160.95 whole-time equivalent pharmacists in adult SMI community services across 43 out of 49 mental health trusts that responded to a freedom of information request. In this ‘Spotlight’ episode of The PJ Pod, Carolyn Wickware, executive editor, and reporter Tammy Lovell discuss the funding that was offered to set up these teams and how it was used, and what happens now that the implementation plan has ended. This episode was produced by Geoff Marsh.…
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1 Pharmacy under fire: managing medicines in war zones 31:33
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Please note that this episode includes discussions of war and injury that may be distressing to some listeners, with stories from pharmacists working in Sudan, Ukraine and Gaza. Horrific stories of injury and death in war zones across the world have become a staple of daily news headlines since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In an effort to help, the UK government and grassroots organisations have sent packages of aid — including medicines — to support local healthcare systems. However, pharmacists on the ground have reported that large portions of the supplies sent go to waste and have called for a shift towards aid that is more targeted to the needs of their patients. In this episode of The PJ Pod, David Lipanovic, senior clinical reporter, speaks to pharmacists with first-hand experience in sourcing medicines to treat patients with both chronic and acute conditions in areas of conflict. We hear from them about what medicines their patients desperately need and what happens to when medicines that are not needed go to waste. Thank you to Saleyha Ahsan, a humanitarian doctor undertaking research into how patients are impacted by the destruction of healthcare in war zone at the University of Cambridge; María Alejandra Martin Escalona, a humanitarian pharmacist working for Doctors Without Borders; Mark Koziol, chair of the Pharmacists’ Defence Association; and Catherine Duggan, chief executive of the International Pharmaceutical Federation. This episode was produced by Geoff Marsh, with editorial support from executive editor Carolyn Wickware.…
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1 Revisiting 2023: a look back at the year in pharmacy 24:45
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As we reach the end of 2023, this final podcast episode of the year continues our annual tradition of looking back at the biggest stories to affect pharmacy teams across the UK, while reflecting on our highlights from The PJ Pod over the past 12 months. While 2023 has been a significant year for pharmacy, with the announcement of a new NHS 'Pharmacy First' service in England and accelerating plans for pharmacist prescribers, we also venture to make our predictions for the year ahead. Please do let us know what you think we have missed in this episode on social media, using the hashtag #PJPod or email us at: editor@pharmaceutical-journal.com. This episode is presented by Carolyn Wickware, executive editor, and produced by Geoff Marsh. Thank you to Alex Clabburn, senior editor — research and learning; Dawn Connelly, senior features editor; Michael Dowdall, executive editor — research and learning; David Lipanovic, senior clinical reporter; and Tammy Lovell, RPS correspondent, for their contributions.…
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1 Becoming a pharmacist prescriber: the highs and lows 29:05
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From 2026, all pharmacists will be independent prescribers when they first qualify. But that leaves a whole cohort of non-prescribing pharmacists already in the workforce, many of whom do not want to be left behind. In this episode of The PJ Pod, we accompany three pharmacists — Isabel Macho and Isheeta Mendiratta, who work in primary care, and community pharmacist Rachael Patel — as they train to become independent prescribers. We get the inside track on what motivates them and how they have managed to complete the course alongside a demanding job, as well as the highs and the lows, and whether it was all worth it. We also hear from Danny Bartlett, a primary care network pharmacist, who is a designated prescribing practitioner and teaches on the University of Brighton's independent prescribing course. He gives insights on how to succeed on the course and what needs to change to smooth the path for more pharmacists in the workforce to become independent prescribers. This episode was presented by Dawn Connelly, senior features editor, and produced by Geoff Marsh.…
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1 Spotlight: Homecare services in crisis 12:50
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In November 2023, an investigation by The Pharmaceutical Journal revealed that two-thirds of patient safety incidents related to homecare medicine provision were for services provided by the company Sciensus, according to the latest data provided by NHS trusts. The findings came after the House of Lords Public Services Committee opened an inquiry into homecare medicines services in May 2023, following press reports of complaints from patient organisations and others about the service provided. The inquiry has since published its findings, warning that “serious problems” with the provision and governance of homecare medicines services in England are putting patients’ health at risk. In this ‘Spotlight’ episode of The PJ Pod, Carolyn Wickware, executive editor, Dawn Connelly, senior features editor, and freelance journalist Alison Moore explain the investigation’s findings, as well as the impact on patients and what the next steps are towards improving homecare services. This episode was produced by Geoff Marsh.…
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The term 'deprescribing' refers to the tapering, stopping, discontinuing, or withdrawing of medications for the benefit of patients. It was first used 20 years ago in an article titled 'Deprescribing: achieving better health outcomes for older people through reducing medications' by Michael C. Woodward. Since then, the body of literature has exploded. In this 'spotlight' episode of The PJ Pod, we talk to the author of a paper about deprescribing inappropriate analgesia in community pharmacy, from our sister journal, the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice (IJPP), and to the guest editor of a themed collection on deprescribing, which was recently published by IJPP. The collection features a range of article types from across the globe and captures the breadth of research that is taking place across sectors in different patient groups, to better understand how deprescribing can become part of routine practice.…
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1 BTK inhibitors: what pharmacists need to know 31:54
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Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors are used to treat cancers caused by defective B cells, such as chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, B-cell lymphomas and Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM). While B-cell malignancies are relatively rare cancers, their incidence is increasing. There are significant side effects and drug interactions associated with these therapies, and as the clinical use of BTK inhibitors increases, so does the need for pharmacists and pharmacy teams to be aware of them. In this episode of The PJ Pod, Caitlin Killen, assistant clinical editor, speaks to a patient who has received these therapies, as well as with two experts to find out more about the different BTK inhibitor classes, their mechanisms of action and considerations for their use in practice, with a focus on WM.…
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1 Spotlight: the story behind the ADHD prescribing surge 11:38
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In June 2023, The Pharmaceutical Journal revealed that the number of adults in England prescribed medicines for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has more than doubled since January 2020. The increase, which was particularly pronounced in females, has been largely fuelled by increasingly frequent opportunities for adults to pinpoint the symptoms of ADHD in themselves, either as a result of COVID-19 lockdowns or owing to growing awareness of famous faces recounting their own ADHD diagnoses. While the added demand is already seeing patients wait years for treatment from over-extended NHS services for the condition, experts say ADHD is still vastly underdiagnosed. In this episode of The PJ Pod, executive editor Carolyn Wickware and senior features editor Dawn Connelly take a closer look at the prescribing data and talk about what this increase in diagnoses means for patients and the NHS going forward.…
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1 End-of-life drugs at home: closing the care gap 25:48
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Medicines play a critical role in ensuring that people at the end of their lives, and their carers, can manage symptoms, including pain, and remain comfortable at home. But there is evidence that the systems supplying these medicines are difficult, complex and often lead to delays in vital care that leave patients in unnecessary suffering. This in turn can increase costs for the NHS if these patients then have to receive emergency care. In this episode of The PJ Pod, executive editor Nigel Praities examines how this situation can be improved, looking at how medicines supply could be protected, the use of "just-in-case" boxes and how specialist pharmacists can ensure that patients with life-limiting illnesses have effective and compassionate care. Thank you to Tarun Nayyar, specialist clinical pharmacist at Birmingham Hospices; Sue Latter, professor of health services research at the University of Southampton; and Emyr Jones, consultant pharmacist and national lead for community healthcare in Wales for their input into this episode. Special thanks to patient Suzie*, who allowed us to record her consultation in her home. This episode was produced by Geoff Marsh. *The name of this patient has been changed and other details omitted to protect her confidentiality.…
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The UK government has said it will introduce a ‘Pharmacy First’ service for England by the end of 2023, as part of a plan for recovering access to primary care. Negotiations are ongoing, but the new service is designed to enable pharmacists to supply medicines for seven common health conditions, including earache, sore throat and urinary tract infections. However, it is not clear whether community pharmacies have the capacity to take on such a large new NHS service and some academics are warning of the potential for “extremely serious” consequences for antimicrobial resistance. In this episode, executive editor Nigel Praities and investigations editor Carolyn Wickware take a closer look at the plans and the main stumbling blocks to the service’s implementation by the end of 2023. More information regarding the independent prescribing pilots mentioned in the episode can be found here: https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news/all-integrated-health-boards-in-england-submit-bids-for-pharmacy-independent-prescribing-services This episode was produced by Geoff Marsh.…
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1 Psychedelic drugs: the new frontier for mental health 30:29
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***Warning: this episode contains some potentially upsetting content about suicidal thoughts and miscarriage. If you would like to skip this part please fast forward from 09:50 to 17:00*** Julia Robinson speaks with experts in the field of psychedelics and mental health, and hears the personal account of someone with first-hand experience of participating in one of these trials, to uncover the truth behind the hype. Thanks to Sarah Bateup, therapy lead at Clerkenwell Health; David Nutt, professor of neuropsychopharmacology; and David Taylor, director of pharmacy and pathology at the Maudsley Hospital and professor of psychopharmacology at King’s College London. A special thank you to Mat for sharing his story with us. This episode was produced by Geoff Marsh, with support from Nigel Praities.…
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1 Spotlight: The truth about weight-loss injections 12:04
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So-called ‘skinny jabs’ have been heralded as game-changers for weight management. Wegovy (semaglutide) is due to be launched in the UK imminently, will soon be available from community pharmacies, with large chains already setting up waiting lists for people wanting to get the weekly injection privately. In this episode, Nigel Praities, executive editor, talks with Dawn Connelly and Emma Wilkinson about how these injections work, who is eligible for them and concerns about whether community pharmacies can provide the long-term lifestyle and psychological support needed for weight loss to be successful. This episode was produced by Geoff Marsh.…
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1 Coping with the ‘Davina effect’ on HRT 18:16
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TV personality Davina McCall has been at the forefront of a much-needed sea change in the awareness of menopause symptoms, leading to many more women seeking HRT. However, as demand as risen, there have also been major shortages of certain products and there have also been claims that, in some cases, hormone therapies are being overprescribed. In this episode, Katherine Sole and Julia Robinson speak with two experts on how best to prescribe HRT and how pharmacists can manage difficult conversations when it comes to shortages. Thanks to Paula Briggs, consultant and chair of the British Menopause Society, and Hayley Berry, lead learning development pharmacist at the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education, for their help. British Menopause Society’s tools for clinicians: https://thebms.org.uk/publications/tools-for-clinicians/ Newson Health Menopause Society’s ‘Easy HRT Prescribing Guide’: https://www.nhmenopausesociety.org/resources/easy-hrt-prescribing-guide/ This episode was produced by Geoff Marsh.…
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1 Spotlight: Ethnicity and the pharmacy degree 10:44
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In this second Spotlight episode, we talk through an investigation that has shown the awarding gap between white pharmacy graduates and their ethnic minority counterparts in the UK has narrowed during the COVID-19 pandemic. PJ journalists Dawn Connelly and Corrinne Burns share the inside story on how they put the investigation together, what the results show and their potential implications for more inclusive teaching on the pharmacy degree after the pandemic. Read the full investigation here: https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/feature/infographic-the-ethnicity-awarding-gap-for-the-pharmacy-degree-during-covid-19 This episode is presented by Nigel Praities, executive editor, and was produced by Geoff Marsh.…
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1 Effective deprescribing: getting the most from medicine 24:41
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In this learning episode, we have enlisted the help of two experts to explore what it takes to deliver effective deprescribing and ask what pharmacists can do to help patients get the most from their medicines. For links to relevant articles and further resources on deprescribing visit the PJ website: https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/feature/effective-deprescribing-getting-the-most-from-medicine Many thanks to Lelly Oboh, consultant pharmacist in the care of older people at Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Community Health Services, and Tony Avery, GP and NHS England’s national clinical director for prescribing, for their expertise. This programme is presented by Alex Clabburn, senior editor, research and learning, and was produced by Geoff Marsh.…
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In the UK, three babies are still being born each month after being exposed to sodium valproate. This is despite the risk of foetal valproate spectrum disorder being known about for many years. In the first of a series of shorter ‘Spotlight’ episodes, executive editor Nigel Praities speaks with senior data journalist, Julia Robinson, about her recent investigation into this issue and whether NHS England is on track to meet its target to reduce the use of the drug in people who can get pregnant by 50% by the end of 2023. Julia also gives an insight into new research that may suggest the risks from sodium valproate and other drugs used for epilepsy may have been underestimated. Click here to read the full investigation: https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/feature/why-is-the-uk-struggling-to-contain-its-sodium-valproate-problem This episode was produced by Geoff Marsh.…
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1 Building bridges: pharmacists reaching out to help their communities 25:23
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The COVID-19 pandemic has starkly exposed how inequalities in health can be affected by factors such as ethnicity, gender or geography — and all the evidence points to these getting worse. But in this episode, we hear from two pharmacists trying to turn this around. First, Ade Williams, superintendent pharmacist at Bedminster Pharmacy in Bristol, explains how he used a "Pulse in the Pub" blood pressure checking service as a springboard to better understand his local community’s health needs. Second, Suhayla Dhanji Merali, advanced specialist pharmacist at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, speaks about her outreach work in perinatal mental health, going into local mosques to help people get the support they need. Lastly, Carolyn Wickware, investigations editor, outlines new data that shows how funding cuts are putting much-needed pharmacy services at risk in England’s most deprived areas. This episode was presented by Corrinne Burns and produced by Geoff Marsh.…
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Will pharmacists go on strike over pay? Will medicines shortages improve? What will be the biggest clinical developments next year? The team unpicks some of the biggest pharmacy stories of 2022 and shines a light on what pharmacists should expect in the coming 12 months. Please do let us know what you think we have missed in this episode on social media, using the hashtag #PJPod. See you next year! This episode is presented by Nigel Praities, executive editor, and produced by Geoff Marsh. Thanks to PJ journalists Corrinne Burns, Dawn Connelly, Carolyn Wickware and Julia Robinson for their contributions.…
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1 What does it take to become a consultant pharmacist? 25:33
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Two years since the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) took on responsibility for approving consultant pharmacist posts, we look at how these roles are evolving. We also ask how many consultants the profession needs, look at the barriers to reaching this level of practice and explore how the path to becoming a consultant could be made easier. Thanks to Hannah Beba, consultant pharmacist in diabetes at West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership; Paula Crawford, consultant pharmacist for older people services within the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust; Rani Khatib, consultant pharmacist in cardiology and cardiovascular clinical research at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Andrew Radley, consultant in pharmaceutical public health at NHS Tayside. Thank you also to Paul Forsyth, lead pharmacist in clinical cardiology (primary care) at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and Joseph Oakley, associate director of education and professional development at the RPS. This episode is presented by features editor Dawn Connelly and produced by Geoff Marsh.…
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1 Anticholinergic drugs and dementia: a causal link? 25:31
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Anticholinergic drug use is on the rise due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the UK medicines regulator is also considering extending access to the anticholinergic bladder drug oxybutynin over the counter. In this episode, we will look at the potential implications of these changes, particularly in older people, and examine the case for deprescribing. We will also assess emerging evidence that suggests that the cumulative burden of anticholinergics over a lifetime could be a causal factor for dementia. Thank you to Graham Stretch, chief pharmacist at the Argyle Group in west London, his patient Miriam* who agreed for us to record her consultation, and also to Chris Fox, professor of clinical psychiatry at the University of East Anglia. This programme is presented by executive editor Nigel Praities and senior data journalist Julia Robinson. It was produced by Geoff Marsh. *Some details have been changed to ensure confidentiality.…
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