Royal Pharmaceutical Society resources

MEP resources

The following resources are available online for our members.

8 core principles for community pharmacy whistleblowing (2011)

Alcohol use disorders (2010)

Amorolfine nail lacquer – POM to P professional guidance (2006)

Azithromycin – POM to P professional guidance (2008)

Best practice for ensuring the efficient supply and distribution of medicines to patients (2011)

Bowel cancer – quick reference guide (2010)

Bowel screening guidance (2010)

Chloramphenicol eye drops/ointment (2011)

Cholesterol testing guidance (2010)

Clinical check – quick reference guide (2011)

Clinical Governance (2011)

Cough and cold products for children – guidance (2011)

Counselling patients on medicines (2011)

CPD case studies, guidance, FAQs, examples and templates

Diabetes – quick reference guide (2010)

Diagnostic testing and screening (2009)

Dispensing and preparing extemporaneous methadone – quick reference guide (2010)

Dispensing and supply of oral chemotherapy and systemic anti-cancer medicines in primary care (2011)

E-alert and RPS Support updates (See Support alerts below)

E-library (Royal Pharmaceutical Society electronic library for access to books, and full-text journal databases)

Emergency contraception – quick reference guide (updated 2011)

Emergency supply – quick reference guide (2010)

Essential websites for pharmacists – online database

European Economic Area prescriptions – quick reference guide (2010)

Good dispensing guidelines – England (2009)

Handling of medicines in social care – guidance (2007)

Homeopathic and herbal products (2010)

Identification of foreign medicines – online resources database

Leadership and competency framework for pharmacy professionals (2011)

Legal classification of human medicines – database

Locums: Employing a locum (2011)

Locums: Working as a Responsible Pharmacist (2011)

Lung cancer – quick reference guide (2010)

Map of evidence – online database

Medical devices – guidance (2009)

Medicines adherence: NICE implementation guidance for pharmacists (2009)

Medicines Administration Charts: principles of safe and appropriate production (2009)

Medication history (2011)

Mental health – quick reference guide (2010)

Mental health toolkit (2010)

Mentoring online resources

Monitoring blood pressure (2011)

Near miss error log (2010)

NHS community pharmacy contractual framework service developments England (2011)

NHS community pharmacy contractual framework service developments Wales (2011)

NHS prescriptions for Schedule 2 and 3 Controlled Drugs – quick reference guide (2010)

Obesity and weight management (2010)

Omeprazole – POM to P professional guidance (2011)

Orlistat – POM to P professional guidance (2011)

Pharmacy research and evaluation resources

Professional empowerment (2011)

Professional judgement – quick reference guide (2010)

Professionally promoting and advertising pharmacy services and medication (2011)

Professional RPS Support Bulletins

Protecting children and young people (2011)

Protecting vulnerable adults (2011)

Pseudoephedrine and ephedrine – quick reference guide (2010)

Qualified persons: Joint professional body eligibility scheme and support material

Raising concerns whistleblowing and speaking up safely in pharmacy (2011)

Responsible pharmacist toolkit (2009)

Return to practice – online resources

Safe and secure handling of medicines (2004)

Safe custody of controlled drugs (2011)

Sativex (2010)

Seasonal flu (2011)

Sexual health (2010)

Smoking cessation (2011)

Specials (2011)

Supply of medicines to podiatrists and their patients (2011)

Support alerts

Supporting patients with athsma (2011)

Supporting patients with COPD (2011)

Sumatriptan – POM to P professional guidance (2006)

Tamsulosin – POM to P professional guidance (2010)

The procurement and supply of pharmaceutical specials (2010)

Traditional herbal medicines registration scheme – quick reference guide and additional guidance (2011)

Tranexamic acid – POM to P professional guidance (2011)

Transfer of care (2011)

Veterinary medicines – quick reference guide (2010)

Virtual networks and local practice forum networks

Webinar and past-webinar database