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Ask the expert: lipid management

Alison Warren, Primary Care Cardiovascular Society secretary, consultant pharmacist for cardiology, Sussex Clinical Commissioning Groups and University Hospitals Sussex

26 Oct 2026

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Deprescribing in hypertension: a case study

Although pharmacists are the experts on medicines, in some cases it is the patient who wants to discontinue treatment. Using hypertension as an example, we look at what pharmacist prescribers would need to consider when someone wishes to stop taking their blood pressure medication.

11 Nov 2025

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National Cholesterol Month

Calling all pharmacies to the forefront

21 Oct 2024

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First prescriptions: lipid management

This CPD module covers the management of cardiovascular risk through lipid (cholesterol) lowering medication.

29 Jul 2024

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First prescriptions for heart failure

This module covers medicines used in the management of heart failure.

13 Sep 2023

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Clopidogrel ineffective in British South Asians?

Prescribing clopidogrel based on pharmaco-genetics could “impact significantly” on the management of patients of Bangladeshi and Pakistani ancestry (BPA), according to an analysis of 44,396 people in the UK Genes & Health study.

13 Sep 2023

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Aspirin: study highlights risks of poor adherence

Poor long-term adherence to aspirin after a heart attack increases the risk of death, recurrent myocardial infarction (MI) or ischaemic stroke, according to research presented during the recent European Society of Cardiology Congress.

13 Sep 2023

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More than half the UK population are destined to end up with a heart or circulatory condition, but earlier intervention from community pharmacy teams could change that.

14 Jun 2023

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Hypertension case-finding in pharmacy

Last year pharmacies in England embarked on hypertension case-finding for their patients.1 Take-up of the NHS Community Pharmacy Blood Pressure Check Service has been rapid.

15 Aug 2022

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New hope for the most common form of heart failure

Despite advances in diagnosis and pharmacotherapy, heart failure remains, all too often, a death sentence.

22 Jun 2022

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The mental and physical benefits of an active lifestyle

Despite a surge in fitness fanatics during the pandemic, new research suggests the population’s activity levels are lower than ever before.

14 May 2022

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Tackling women's heart health

Women are twice as likely to die of a heart attack than men, but pharmacy teams can raise awareness of this and help to ensure women get support.

17 Aug 2020

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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

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Interventions in cardiovascular disease

This CPD module looks at interventions in cardiovascular disease.

07 Oct 2015

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Hypertension and the new medicine service

This CPD module provides pharmacists with an overview of the management of hypertension and the role of the NMS.

26 Jan 2015

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