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Prescribing

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Independent prescribing: getting started

An outline of everything you need to consider when starting to offer NHS or private prescribing services.

28 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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Pharmacy First: ambition thwarted by unrealistic fees

The expansion of Pharmacy First has limited scope and does not make financial sense for contractors either. By Alexander Humphries*

05 Oct 2026

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Prescribing: lessons from the frontline

Lindsey Fairbrother recounts her personal experiences as a pharmacist prescriber and provides some useful words of advice for those who are considering offering prescribing services

15 Sep 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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Pharmacy prescribing in England: past, present and future

Former pharmacy owner, pharmacist IP pathfinder and private prescriber, Lindsey Fairbrother, considers the sector’s prescribing journey so far and looks ahead to what’s next.

03 Jul 2026

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Prescriber focus: Brian Gallagher

Pharmacist Brian Gallagher shares his experience of being an independent prescriber in Scotland

02 Jul 2026

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How one ICB is committing to community pharmacy prescribing

James Roach, director of neighbourhood health, NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight, outlines his plans for integrating community pharmacies into neighbourhoods and making the most of independent prescribing

08 Jun 2026

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NSAIDs and benzodiazepines most likely to be stopped in GP pharmacist reviews

New study looks at impact of structured medication reviews by GP pharmacists

27 Apr 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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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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Polypharmacy rates lower in UK than rest of Europe

Rates of polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate prescribing are lower in the UK than in many European countries, a new analysis has revealed.

29 Jul 2024

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