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Anti-osteoporosis medication dispensing by clinical commissioning groups in England – an ecological study of variability in practice and of the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic (2022)
Journal Article

Purpose: To investigate whether the rate of Anti-Osteoporosis Medication (AOM) dispensing was related to prevalence of risk factors and hip fracture incidence in the local population. Methods: The Open Prescribing database was used to analyse dispens... Read More about Anti-osteoporosis medication dispensing by clinical commissioning groups in England – an ecological study of variability in practice and of the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Potential factors that influence usage of complementary and alternative medicine worldwide: a systematic review (2020)
Journal Article

Objectives: To determine similarities and differences in the reasons for using or not using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) amongst general and condition-specific populations, and amongst populations in each region of the globe. Methods:... Read More about Potential factors that influence usage of complementary and alternative medicine worldwide: a systematic review.

An integrated dyspepsia module for first year Pharmacy students: a flexible and generic template for integrating science with clinical and professional practice (2017)
Journal Article

Objective: To design an integrated dyspepsia module for first year pharmacy undergraduates, which combines clinical and professional practice with fundamental sciences, in five different science subject areas, as a prototype for future disease- or sy... Read More about An integrated dyspepsia module for first year Pharmacy students: a flexible and generic template for integrating science with clinical and professional practice.

Comparing women pharmacy consumers’ experiences with weight loss treatment in Victoria and Nottingham: a cross-sectional study (2014)
Journal Article

Background: There has been a recent increase in weight management services available in pharmacies across Australia and England. The aim of this study was to determine the following between women in Victoria and Nottingham: similarities and differenc... Read More about Comparing women pharmacy consumers’ experiences with weight loss treatment in Victoria and Nottingham: a cross-sectional study.

What proportion of prescription items dispensed in community pharmacies are eligible for the New Medicine Service? (2014)
Journal Article

Background: The payment structure for the New Medicine Service (NMS) in England is based on the assumption that 0.5% of prescription items dispensed in community pharmacies are eligible for the service. This assumption is based on a theoretical calcu... Read More about What proportion of prescription items dispensed in community pharmacies are eligible for the New Medicine Service?.

Views and experiences of community pharmacists and superintendent pharmacists regarding the New Medicine Service in England prior to implementation (2013)
Journal Article

Background: The New Medicine Service (NMS) was introduced to community pharmacies in England in October 2011. The NMS aims to improve adherence to new medicines in patients with selected long term conditions. The service consists of two follow-up con... Read More about Views and experiences of community pharmacists and superintendent pharmacists regarding the New Medicine Service in England prior to implementation.