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Demystifying pharmacy practice research

The importance of practice research, and how community pharmacists and their teams can get involved with research activities.

20 Jan 2026

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Employing pharmacists in GP practices improves quality of prescribing, says study

Researchers at the University of Manchester found the number of opioids, antibiotics and anxiolytics prescribed fell.

04 Feb 2025

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Do men and women use different biological systems to reduce pain?

Females are more likely to become addicted to opioids because they are biologically less responsive to them, research suggests.

25 Nov 2024

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Long read: Preparing for the next pandemic

Lessons learned from studies into Covid-19 can help us to prepare better for the next pandemic with community pharmacies perfectly located to act as clinical research sites for recruiting patients and gathering data. Mark Greener reports.

04 Nov 2024

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Weighing up the evidence: Plant-based diets and type 2 diabetes

Could a plant-based diet reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes? We consider the evidence from recent research studies...

03 Sep 2024

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Antibiotics may increase fibromyalgia risk

Antibiotics seem to increase the risk of fibromyalgia up to four-fold, according to recent primary care data.

08 Jul 2024

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Semaglutide can lead to long-term weight loss

Semaglutide can produce weight loss and reduce waist size for at least four years, says new research.

06 Jun 2024

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Weighing up the evidence: The ChatGPT will see you now

Getting to see a GP these days can be difficult, so could an artificial intelligence chatbot serve as a suitable alternative?

01 May 2024

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Similar DNA changes found in cheek cells of both smokers and e-cigarette users

E-cigarette users with a limited smoking history experience similar DNA changes to specific cheek cells as smokers, according to new research.

21 Mar 2024

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Pharmacists shown to optimise oral anticoagulant use

Pharmacist-led interventions improve oral anticoagulation use in atrial fibrillation patients, according to a new study.

08 Jan 2024

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Help shape future policies and practice

Community pharmacists are being urged by the National Institute for Health and Care Research to help ensure its research applies to all members and groups in society and “better reflects the location of the burden of disease”.

31 Mar 2023

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Research update: Methenamine – an alternative for UTI prophylaxis?

Metabolite offers an alternative to antibiotics for women with recurrent UTIs, research suggests.

06 Apr 2022

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Understanding personalised medicine

Personalised medicine is a term that has been bandied about for years, but the concept is now becoming a reality with the advent of gene sequencing

20 Oct 2021

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Covid-19: Playing the long game

Observational studies and clinical trials need to determine how long the changes in people with Covid persist and come up with ways to treat and prevent long-Covid, writes Mark Greener

25 Nov 2020

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