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All UK prescribers should note this week's publication of the GMC updated guidance: Good practice in prescribing and managing medicines and devices - includes #prescribing remotely, unlicensed medicines, controlled drugs, #patientsafety, reviewing etc gmc-uk.org/ethical-guidan…

Published today: NICE UK national guidelines on the management of #ChronicPain in adults, highlighting the known pitfalls of #prescribing #gabapentinoids #antipsychotics #benzodiazepines #ketamine #localanaesthetics (topical or intravenous) #NSAIDs and especially #opioids

Thought this from Nuffield Trust was interesting - certainly not complaining given the privations others have suffered in the last decade but its clear that UK healthcare staff have taken a significant 'haircut' over the period nuffieldtrust.org.uk/chart/nhs-staf… Royal Pharmaceutical Society The BMA The RCN

For a brief peak into the future of #ClinicalPharmacology see this British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology (BJCP) review on integration of #BigData with #AI #MachineLearning to derive more realistic predictive modelling at doi.org/10.1111/bcp.14… #Pharmacometrics

For anyone interested in #pharmacology #clinicalpharmacology #education please consider attending or submitting work to the IUPHAR Education Section virtual conference - registration and details here - eventbrite.com.au/o/iuphar-educa… IUPHAR Clinical and Translational Section EACPT British Pharmacological Society ASCEPT

Although the interaction of food thickeners and laxatives may not immediately strike you as a medicines safety issue, it might be worth reading the latest safety warning from MHRAgovuk regarding aspiration - gov.uk/drug-safety-up… YellowCardCentreScot #prescribing #patientsafety #ADR

It was a pleasure to talk to @aberdeenuni_smd final year medical students today about #ADRs #pharmacovigilance #YellowCard reporting - it really is everyone's business YellowCardCentreScot @NHSImmuniseScot #patientsafety #prescribing vimeo.com/152865841

A new study in BMJ_Open appears to conform what we already new - #benzodiazepines and related hypnotics are not a long-term solution to poor sleep quality #prescribing #patientsafety bmjopen.bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.…

Pleased to find another #PrescribingSkillsAssessment #PSA question in the latest edition of Prescriber - this one is on Calculation Skills - have a go and see the latest edition for the right answer! wchh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19312253/2… #prescribing #patientsafety #numeracy BPS Assessment

Delighted to hear about #coreconcepts in #pharmacology project at IUPHAR IUPHAR-Ed from Paul White virtual conference - great to be catching up with colleagues around the globe Dr Aidan Seeley 🥼💊 Fabiana Crowley @Dr_Guilding Liz_Davis Simon Maxwell John L. Szarek, BPharm, PhD, CHSE ASCEPT Monash University

Professor Martin Landray kicks off the British Pharmacological Society 90th anniversary meeting talking about the #RECOVERYTrial #Pharmacology2021

Listening to a very interesting presentation on #pharmacovigilance in low and middle income countries by Catriona Waitt - what better time to look at improving and joining up ADR monitoring around the world? #Pharmacology2021 British Pharmacological Society #patientsafety #prescribing

Professor Sir Rory Colins talks at #Pharmacology2021 about the potential applications of #PrecisionMedicine on the future of therapeutics British Pharmacological Society #prescribing #PatientSafety

Today is #WorldPatientSafetyDay and there are few more important factors affecting #PatientSafety that medicines - please help to spot safety concerns early by reporting suspected adverse reactions at yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk #prescribing YellowCardCentreScot Young Creative Council

UK Government review published today estimates that it is possible that at least 10% of the total number of #prescription items in primary care need not have been issued. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl… #prescribing #patientsafety #polypharmacy

Looking forward to chairing British Pharmacological Society BPSLive webinar on Safe #prescribing on 12/10/21 14.00 with presentations from Rupert Payne CAPC, Bristol (#polypharmacy), Fraz Mir (applying evidence) and Jamie Coleman (#pharmacovigilance) - register at meetings.bps.ac.uk/bpsevents/fron… #patientsafety

Today is the beginning of #MedSafetyWeek - please help by reporting suspected adverse effects to medicines or vaccines to the #MHRAYellowCard scheme at yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk #patientsafety #prescribing YellowCardCentreScot BPS Assessment

An unexpected pleasure meeting Jennifer Martin - Physician and Board Director at Edinburgh Royal Botanical Gardens and hear of the great work being done by clinical pharmacology colleagues down under! ASCEPT BPS Assessment British Pharmacological Society The Royal Australasian College of Physicians #prescribingskillsassessment

This article about the role of exams by Merlin Crossley is written beautifully and should be required reading for all who develop and deliver assessments campusmorningmail.com.au/news/merlin-cr… British Pharmacological Society BPS Assessment @ASCEPT #prescribingsafetyassessment