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Prescribing: competence and scope of practice

Starting to prescribe can feel daunting. Professor Jane Portlock explains how to define a safe scope of practice, build the evidence to support it and – just as crucially – know when to hold back

06 Nov 2026

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Acute otitis externa: Pharmacy First treatment summary

Ear pain, itching or discharge in adults: a summary of the Pharmacy First pathway for acute otitis externa in people aged 18 and over, from assessment to self-care

29 Oct 2026

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Prescriber focus: Sehar Shahid

Ross Ferguson catches up with NPA board member Sehar Shahid, who operates a private services online pharmacy.

20 Oct 2026

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Top Do’s and Don’ts of pharmacist prescribing

NPA board members and staff share their top tips for prescribers

12 Oct 2026

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Prescribing: legal, ethical and professional considerations

Essential legal, ethical and professional guidance for community pharmacist prescribers. By Professor Jane Portlock

09 Oct 2026

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Prescriber focus: Emma Anderson

Clinical services director at Evans Pharmacy and CPPE tutor, Emma Anderson, on her prescribing journey

10 Sep 2026

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Prescriber focus: Mike Hewitson

Pharmacist Mike Hewitson on his special interest in dermatology and pathfinder participation

03 Aug 2026

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Danger time for new pharmacists

As a shiny new cohort of pharmacist prescribers joins the register, many pressing issues still need to be tackled. Are you nervous, asks Alexander Humphries*?

29 Jul 2026

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Prescribing pathfinder update: Showing the path ahead

The prescribing pathfinders, set up to test and support different models of delivery from community pharmacies, are starting to go live across England. Saša Janković reports.

27 Mar 2025

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Prescribing: Time to get serious

A paper on the expansion of pharmacist prescribing from Bruce Warner and colleagues from the University of Nottingham is both timely and important, says Keith Ridge, former England CPhO.

27 Jan 2025

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Insight: Prescribing now and in the future

Patients are presenting at pharmacies with complex problems, says our writer

15 Jul 2022

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Insight: I’m now a convert to independent prescribing

Once a prescribing sceptic, our columnist is now a convert – but still wonders what shape it will take in England.

19 May 2022

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