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Key clinical developments in 2021

Introduction and module overview

Key highlights

Pharmacy quality scheme

More conditions included in the New Medicines Service

Contraception: POM to P switch and new roles

Working with other healthcare professionals and patients

Flu vaccination programme

E-cigarettes for smoking cessation 

Pregabalin and Levothyroxine

Chloramphenicol eye drops and topical steroids

MHRA Drug safety updates

Key NICE guideline updates

Other clinical highlights

CPD entry guide

Conclusion

Reflection exercises

References

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References

  1. Community Pharmacist Consultation Service 
  2. New Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) for 2021/22
  3. Burns, C, 2021. Community pharmacies to provide three-month supply of desogestrel as bridging contraception. Pharmaceutical Journal September 2021
  4. Burns, C, 2021. Community pharmacies in England to carry out contraception checks to free up GP time. Pharmaceutical Journal September 2021
  5. NICE Shared decision making guideline (NG197)
  6. NICE Patient experience in adult NHS services guideline (CG138)
  7. NHS England. 2021. Community Pharmacy Vaccination Programme
  8. NICE 2021. NICE and PHE publish comprehensive draft guideline to tackle the health burden of smoking
  9. MHRA levothyroxine safety report
  10. MHRA Withdrawal effects on stopping treatment with topical steroids

 

 

 

 

 

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