Developments in Pharmacy Practice-2003

Pharmacy practice developments: the potential impact on pharmacists' legal liability.

The practice of pharmacy has changed over recent years with a greater emphasis on the patient and the provision of patient care services. This expanded role of pharmacists as medication managers has resulted in changes to their professional responsibility and potential legal liability. Recent international case law demonstrates an increased legal liability of pharmacists in certain instances. H...

Developments in School Finance: 2003

Developments in pharmacy-based sexual health services.

©FSRH J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2008: 34(3) Background Pharmacies have always played an important role in sexual health service provision for both women and men, and in many ways they complement those available from other primary care and specialist services. These services may now embrace emergency hormonal contraception (EHC), chlamydia screening and treatment, and in 2008 oral contracep...

Financial Analysis in Pharmacy Practice

Pharmacy managers face unique challenges when it comes to the proper management of inventory, with balancing inventory levels that satisfy patients’ needs while minimizing costs the primary goal. This goal is not met when inventory is managed without careful planning and analysis – for example, just ordering substantial quantities of each formulary medication in an institutional setting. While ...

Pharmacy practice research careers.

Research is critical to the advancement of pharmacy practice. The need for pharmacistresearchers who possess both clinical knowledge and biomedical research skills has long been recognized. A variety of career pathways are available for individuals entering the profession of pharmacy that allow them to embark on a career in research. However, many students and graduates of schools or colleges o...