United Kingdom Psychiatric pharmacy group
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"Beyond dopamine" was one of the themes
at the 26th Annual (8th International) Psychiatric Pharmacy Conference,
which took place in Reading from 5 to 7 October. Katie Sims (clinical/medicines
information pharmacist, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust) reports
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Pharmacogenomics: can we predict
response to antipsychotics? Using a genomic approach to prescribing
is advantageous for economic and clinical reasons...[more]
AGM During the annual
general meeting, Carol Paton (chief pharmacist, Oxleas NHS Trust) became
the first fully accredited member of the College of Mental Health Pharmacists...[more]
Practice
research awards presented Patricia Morgan, from Nevill Hall
Hospital, Abergavenny, won the UKPPG award for best pharmacist practice
research presentation, for her study into the advantages of "near patient"
testing in a pharmacist-nurse led lithium clinic
and
Salwa Morcos (Kent and Canterbury Hospital) won the Astra Zeneca travel
award for her descriptive study of discrepancies in prescribing between
primary and secondary care sectors of mental health services ...[more]
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