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Medicines Optimisation

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Medication safety

Woman died after taking medicine from husband’s ‘identical’ dosette box

Pharmacy bodies respond to coroner's report on Berkshire woman's death

16 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Integrated care

Report calls for community pharmacy ARRS funding to address workforce challenges

Sector can play a much bigger role in medicines optimisation if right levers are in place, says new report.

28 Jun 2024 , 3 Min Article

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NHS Discharge Medicines Service: part two

Part two of this series with CPPE looks at what the NHS DMS involves.

10 Jun 2021 , 10 Min Module

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Older people's health

Managing inappropriate polypharmacy

This module provides an overview of appropriate and inappropriate polypharmacy and its management with reference to national guidance, and also examines the role of deprescribing.

10 Jun 2020 , 7 Min Module

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Prescribing

Antimicrobial resistance

To mark European Antibiotic Awareness Week, this module will consider the role of community pharmacy teams in tackling antimicrobial resistance.

15 Nov 2019 , 7 Min Module

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Medication safety

Antimicrobial Resistance

This CPD module looks at antimicrobial resistance and the pharmacy team's role in tackling this patient safety threat.  

14 Oct 2019 , 4 Min Module

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Screening & diagnostics

Renal therapeutics: part three

Part three of this renal therapeutics CPPE module looks at chronic kidney disease, its causes and how to prevent its progression.

14 Oct 2019 , 3 Min Module

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Prescribing

Renal therapeutics: part two

Part two of this renal therapeutics CPPE module looks at the effects of medicines and how ADME are affected in patients.

13 Sep 2019 , 3 Min Module

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Heart health

Blood pressure management

This module provides an overview of hypertension screening and management including drug treatments and self-help advice through lifestyle interventions

22 Jan 2019 , 900 Min Module

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Child & teen health

Liquid medication safety

This module will help pharmacists refresh their knowledge regarding liquid medication safety

05 Sep 2018 , 900 Min Module

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Medication safety

Medicines reconciliation

This CPPE module is about medicines reconciliation, focusing on how it contributes to medicines optimisation and person-centred care. 

17 Jan 2018 , 900 Min Module

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Older people's health

Home MURs for vulnerable older people

This CPD module looks at carrying out MURs for older people in a domiciliary setting

24 Apr 2017 , 900 Min Module

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Older people's health

Home medicines reviews for vulnerable older people

This CPD module provides an overview of home medicines reviews for vulnerable older people.

21 Apr 2017 , 900 Min Module

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Learning disabilities: part five

This is the fifth and final module in our CPPE series about learning disabilities.

14 Mar 2017 , 900 Min Module

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Pain relief

Falls prevention and osteoporosis

This CPD module looks at pharmacists' role in managing falls prevention and osteoporosis

16 Nov 2016 , 900 Min Module

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MURs and the NMS at discharge

This CPD module provides an overview of MURs and the NMS at discharge.

23 May 2016 , 900 Min Module

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