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After completing this module you will be able to reflect on some of the key clinical and practice developments of the past year and how these have impacted on patient care. The module will enable you to identify ways in which you can adapt and improve your services based on these developments.
Contributing authors
Professor Alison Blenkinsopp, director of education, Pharmacy Magazine; Dr Nicola Tyers, head of school, Medway School of Pharmacy
Key facts
- NICE published guidance for use of tirzepatide in NHS obesity and weight management services
- Pharmacy technicians are now included in national PGDs for the administration of flu vaccine
- Codeine linctus is now a POM
- New OTC products to treat heavy periods and primary dysmenorrhoea were launched
- The first ever joint BTS/SIGN/NICE Guideline on managing chronic asthma was published
- NICE approved several digital technologies that support patients living with long-term conditions
- A new Repeat Prescribing Toolkit was produced by RPS and RCGP aiming to improve safety and reduce overprescribing.
This year was another busy one with community pharmacy continuing to be the first point of contact for many patients as a range of significant practice and clinical developments took place.