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The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has published guidance on polypharmacy<\/strong> for pharmacists and all healthcare organisations involved with medicines. Read it here:\u00a0Polypharmacy: Getting our medicines right<\/a><\/p>\n

Electronic repeat prescribing (eRP)<\/strong> is being rolled out across practices to support the response to COVID-19. A range of training and implementation tools including the Electronic Repeat Dispensing Handbook, and a “how to” video guide are available on the Wessex AHSN website.<\/a><\/p>\n

For a\u00a0 summary of the key online prescribing resources – from BNF to MHRA – see\u00a0Online support for prescribers<\/a>, GM Journal, 17 November 2020<\/p>\n

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SCRIPT e-learning is an innovative programme, commissioned by HEE, to encourage safe and effective prescribing and medicines management among newly qualified doctors and other healthcare professionals. SCRIPT e-learning is now freely available to anyone with a NHS email address. For more information visit www.safeprescriber.org<\/a>, email info@safeprescriber.org<\/a> or follow @safeprescriber<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n

Guidance for pharmacist prescriber<\/a>s published by the General Pharmaceutical Council,\u00a0 describes key areas that pharmacist prescribers must consider in order to prescribe safe and effectively.<\/p>\n

E-learning modules: medicines and medical devices<\/a> – the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has produced several free e-learning modules including: Antipsychotics, Benzodiazepines, Opioids and Oral anticoagulants.<\/p>\n

Keep up to date with BNF<\/a> – Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPF)\u00a0have developed\u00a0short modules exploring \u00a0recent changes in structure to the BNF<\/i>website, the latest BNF<\/i> app and the latest edition of the book. The NICE website also has BNF and NICE guidelines app<\/a>s<\/p>\n

Apps for pharmacy<\/a>\u00a0– CPPE\u00a0have developed a learning module all about apps which are useful for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in their practice. Some of them are sources of information, some can be used during consultations with patients and some are for signposting to support healthy lifestyles and self-care.<\/p>\n

Inhaler technique<\/a> – Eesources around helping patients improve their inhaler technique from CPPE .<\/p>\n