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Supporting people with sight loss in managing their medicines
20 March 2025
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Guidance for pharmacy staff about how to support people with sight loss in using their medicines and accessing pharmacy services.
Tools to support medication review
21 July 2026
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These practical tools aid medication review by identifying inappropriate medicines, guiding deprescribing, and empowering patients via shared decision making.
A person-centred approach to polypharmacy and medication review
5 February 2026
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This article outlines how to identify, invite and apply a person-centred framework to support structured medication review.
Understanding polypharmacy, overprescribing and deprescribing
21 July 2026
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We explore the causes, consequences and tools to support pharmacy professionals in managing polypharmacy, overprescribing and deprescribing in practice.
Resources to support medication review
24 July 2026
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These resources provide information and guidance that reflects the growing understanding of problematic polypharmacy and overprescribing.
Liver disease podcast series
16 December 2025
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Pharmacy colleagues and expert clinical speakers talk about liver disease and drugs in liver impairment.
Pharmacy technician coffee break conversation podcasts
25 July 2024
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A series of short podcast discussions with pharmacy technicians about their roles and the different ways they provide patient care.
Information resources for advice on HRT
26 June 2024
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SPS and other information resources to help healthcare professionals provide advice on the menopause and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) decision making.
Understanding enzyme or transporter-based drug interactions
5 July 2024
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Many interactions are due to inhibition or induction of metabolising enzymes or drug transporters. Enzyme, transporter, and drug half-lives dictate duration.
Calculating and using the Child-Pugh score
14 June 2024
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The Child-Pugh score is used to estimate the severity of liver disease in patients with cirrhosis, and by drug manufacturers to suggest dose adjustments.
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