Perceived current and future roles of UK-based community pharmacy professionals in the long-term management of acne (2023)
Journal Article
Sonnex, K., Thornley, T., Fleming, N., Lakha, A., Lecky, D. M., Pillay, I., …Ashiru-Oredope, D. (2023). Perceived current and future roles of UK-based community pharmacy professionals in the long-term management of acne. 00 Journal not listed, 11, Article 100310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcsop.2023.100310

Acne is a common skin condition but moderate to severe cases may need referral to general practice for treatment that may include topical or oral antimicrobial treatments. Long-term use of these agents is associated with antimicrobial resistance; ph... Read More about Perceived current and future roles of UK-based community pharmacy professionals in the long-term management of acne.

Engaging trainee pharmacists in schools’ outreach and science communication through the UKHSA ‘Antibiotic Guardian Schools Ambassadors' initiative (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Thornley, T., Miah, T., Charlesworth, J., Gilham, E., Ayeni, A., Solanki, K., …Ashiru-Oredope, D. (2023, May). Engaging trainee pharmacists in schools’ outreach and science communication through the UKHSA ‘Antibiotic Guardian Schools Ambassadors' initiative. Presented at Clinical Pharmacy Congress 2023, London, UK

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest threats facing humanity today. AMR and stewardship are important topics for early career pharmacists to navigate. In 2022, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and Boots UK collaborated to incorporate... Read More about Engaging trainee pharmacists in schools’ outreach and science communication through the UKHSA ‘Antibiotic Guardian Schools Ambassadors' initiative.

Assessing the impact of the ‘Antibiotic Guardian Schools Ambassadors' initiative on trainee pharmacist learning and development (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Thornley, T., Miah, T., Charlesworth, J., Gilham, E., Ayeni, A., Solanki, K., …Ashiru-Oredope, D. (2023, May). Assessing the impact of the ‘Antibiotic Guardian Schools Ambassadors' initiative on trainee pharmacist learning and development. Poster presented at Clinical Pharmacy Congress, London, UK

Background and introduction (100) The World Health Organisation has declared that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity today. It is imperative that AMR and antimicrobial stewardship are rec... Read More about Assessing the impact of the ‘Antibiotic Guardian Schools Ambassadors' initiative on trainee pharmacist learning and development.

What affected UK adults’ adherence to medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic? Cross-sectional survey in a representative sample of people with long-term conditions (2023)
Journal Article
Penner, L. S., Armitage, C. J., Thornley, T., Whelan, P., Chuter, A., Allen, T., & Elliott, R. A. (in press). What affected UK adults’ adherence to medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic? Cross-sectional survey in a representative sample of people with long-term conditions. Journal of Public Health, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-022-01813-0

Aim Medicines non-adherence is associated with poorer outcomes and higher costs. COVID-19 affected access to healthcare, with increased reliance on remote methods, including medicines supply. This study aimed to identify what affected people’s adher... Read More about What affected UK adults’ adherence to medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic? Cross-sectional survey in a representative sample of people with long-term conditions.

How trainee pharmacists are tackling AMR through a schools outreach scheme (2022)
Journal Article
Miah, T., Charlesworth, J., Thornley, T., Solanki, K., Dunne, R., & Ashiru-Oredope, D. (2022). How trainee pharmacists are tackling AMR through a schools outreach scheme. Pharmaceutical Journal, 309(7967), https://doi.org/10.1211/PJ.2022.1.167164

Mixed-Method Evaluation of a Community Pharmacy Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention (PAMSI) (2022)
Journal Article
Hayes, C. V., Lecky, D. M., Pursey, F., Thomas, A., Ashiru-Oredope, D., Saei, A., …McNulty, C. A. M. (2022). Mixed-Method Evaluation of a Community Pharmacy Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention (PAMSI). Healthcare, 10(7), Article 1288. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10071288

The community pharmacy antimicrobial stewardship intervention (PAMSI) is multi-faceted and underpinned by behavioural science, consisting of the TARGET Antibiotic Checklist, staff e-Learning, and patient-facing materials. This mixed-method study eval... Read More about Mixed-Method Evaluation of a Community Pharmacy Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention (PAMSI).

Pharmacogenetics: optimising prescribing in primary care (2022)
Journal Article
Youssef, E., Thornley, T., Guchelaar, H., & Wright, D. J. (2022). Pharmacogenetics: optimising prescribing in primary care. Prescriber, 33(5), 10-13. https://doi.org/10.1002/psb.1982

Pharmacogenetic (PGx) testing to personalise prescribing of certain medicines can improve patient outcomes and reduce adverse drug reactions. This article summarises the key findings of the PGx Impact study, designed to estimate the impact of pre-emp... Read More about Pharmacogenetics: optimising prescribing in primary care.

Implementation of a Pharmacogenomic Testing Service through Community Pharmacy in the Netherlands: Results from an Early Service Evaluation (2021)
Journal Article
Thornley, T., Esquivel, B., Wright, D. J., van den Dop, H., Kirkdale, C. L., & Youssef, E. (2021). Implementation of a Pharmacogenomic Testing Service through Community Pharmacy in the Netherlands: Results from an Early Service Evaluation. Pharmacy, 9(1), Article 38. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy9010038

Community pharmacy services have evolved to include medical and pharmaceutical interventions alongside dispensing. While established pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing is available throughout the Netherlands, this is primarily based in hospital environmen... Read More about Implementation of a Pharmacogenomic Testing Service through Community Pharmacy in the Netherlands: Results from an Early Service Evaluation.

Estimating the potential impact of implementing pre-emptive pharmacogenetic testing in primary care across the UK (2021)
Journal Article
Youssef, E., Kirkdale, C. L., Wright, D. J., Guchelaar, H. J., & Thornley, T. (2021). Estimating the potential impact of implementing pre-emptive pharmacogenetic testing in primary care across the UK. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 87(7), 2907-2925. https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.14704

Aims: Pharmacogenetics (PGx) in the UK is currently implemented in secondary care for a small group of high-risk medicines. However, most prescribing takes place in primary care, with a large group of medicines influenced by commonly occurring geneti... Read More about Estimating the potential impact of implementing pre-emptive pharmacogenetic testing in primary care across the UK.

Accessing Mole-Scanning through Community Pharmacy: A Pilot Service in Collaboration with Dermatology Specialists (2020)
Journal Article
Kirkdale, C. L., Archer, Z., Thornley, T., Wright, D., Valeur, M., Gourlay, N., & Ayerst, K. (2020). Accessing Mole-Scanning through Community Pharmacy: A Pilot Service in Collaboration with Dermatology Specialists. Pharmacy, 8(4), Article 231. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy8040231

Early identification and treatment of malignant melanoma is crucial to prevent mortality. The aim of this work was to describe the uptake, profile of users and service outcomes of a mole scanning service in the community pharmacy setting in the UK. I... Read More about Accessing Mole-Scanning through Community Pharmacy: A Pilot Service in Collaboration with Dermatology Specialists.