Preregistration Trainee Pharmacist Training Programme 2008/2009 - National Pharmacy Association, UK The NPA Education and Training Department is now taking bookings for the Preregistration Trainee Pharmacist Training Programme 2008/2009. The programme covers key components of the syllabus as well as those elements that are difficult to cover in the pharmacy (e.g. First Aid Training). Candidates will have a choice of three venues for the study courses: Wakefield, Birmingham and St Albans.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew Standard Operating Procedure - Supplying Opioid Medicines, National Pharmacy Association, UK The NPA has produced a new standard operating procedure (SOP) for the supply of opioid
medicines. The document provides details of the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) rapid response report: Reducing Dosing Errors with Opioid
Medicines. Further information resources about opioid
medicines and a standard template SOP which members can modify to correspond with their own pharmacy, are also included in the document.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPatient Safety Paramount In Medication Prescriptions, Australian Medical Association Doctors must maintain sole responsibility for prescribing medication to patients, AMA (Australian Medical Association) President, Dr Rosanna Capolingua said today. "No medication is without risk," Dr Capolingua said. "The right medication and the right dose at the right time for the patient is essential. Patients do not want to take unnecessary or inappropriate medication, and they want to be sure that what they are taking is right for them at the time.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comGPs Must Remain At The Centre Of Patient Care, Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners In a proposal to the Federal Government, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia is recommending that pharmacists should be allowed to write repeat scripts for chronic conditions for up to 12 months as well as writing repeat scripts for low dose statins, the contraceptive pill and certain antibiotics, saying this will free up doctors' time.
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