European Society of Clinical Pharmacy
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The European Society of Clinical Pharmacy held
its spring conference in Portoroz, Slovenia, on 8–11 May. The conference
theme was "pharmaceutical care at the hospital-primary care
continuum"
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Providing pharmaceutical care at the hospital-primary care interface
More communication between pharmacists
needed A shift from inpatient based to out-patient based treatment means that the hospital-primary care interface is becoming increasingly important, said Dr MARCEL BOUVY, SIR Institute for Pharmacy Practice Research,
Leiden, the Netherlands...[more]
Medication form keeps patients out of hospital
Using a standardised document to send information from
hospitals to community health professionals increases time to readmission,
said Dr CATHERINE DUGGAN, academic department of pharmacy, Barts and The
Royal London NHS Trust, London...[more]
"Near-to-patient" drug supplies save money A "near-to-patient" model of drug supply in hospital
can produce significant financial savings, reported RICHARD LEE, clinical
development nurse, Medicines Management, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital
NHS Trust, London...[more]
Work together, pharmacists told Continuity of pharmaceutical care can be improved
by hospital and community pharmacists working together, said Professor
GEORGES ZELGER, Nord Vaudois and de la Broye hospital, Switzerland...[more]
Disease state management: an integrated approach to providing care Disease state management is a comprehensive, integrated
approach to providing health care, according to Professor KATHLEEN JOHNSON,
University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles...[more]
How transferable are disease management programmes? The concept of disease management differs between countries
and is less well developed in Europe than it is in the United States,
said Dr FRANCESCA VENTURINI, Pharmacy Interna, Verona, Italy...[more]
Patient education on inhalers provided by technicians Training pharmacy technicians to educate patients
about inhaler technique is a good way of making better use of skill mix...[more]
E-mail consultations in Slovenia BOSTAN DEBELJAK, community pharmacist, Ljubljana,
Slovenia, described a system where patients can request information electronically...[more]
More adverse event reporting called for More reporting of adverse drug events (ADEs) is needed,
according to MARIE LINDQUIST, Uppsala monitoring centre (World Health
Organization collaboration centre), Sweden...[more]
Interaction warning for NSAIDs Patients on angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
are at increased risk of renal dysfunction when they start using non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), said Dr MARCEL BOUVY, SIR Institute
for Pharmacy Practice Research, Leiden, Netherlands...[more]
First report of new antiepileptic drugs interaction
A pharmacokinetic interaction was reported between
lamotrigine (Lamictal) and oxcarbazepine (Trileptal) by PASCAL ODOU, department
of biopharmacy and clinical pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lille, France...[more]
Benefits of vitamin E Vitamin E supplementation might improve microcirculation
in patients with hypercholesterolaemia, said Dr ALENKA BOROVNICAR, Lek
Pharmaceutical Company, Ljubljana, Slovenia...[more]
Antiretroviral-herbal interactions ...[more]
Metabolic problems with HAART ...[more]
Reduce costs of analgesic mixtures ...[more]
Pharmacists good for skin advice ...[more]
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