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Support resources from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Pharmacists deal with a variety of issues on a daily basis whether working in community, hospital or other pharmacy sectors. We produce a range of concise and user-friendly professional, legal, ethical and good practice guidance materials to support you in your day to day practice, including quick reference guides, standards, alerts and professional support bulletins.
Resources by theme
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Pharmacy law and ethics
Legal and ethical matters affect and influence the day to day decisions which pharmacists make. We recognise this and have produced the following guidance to help you deal with issues which arise in practice.
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Reclassified medicines
Increasingly more products are being reclassified or switched from POM to P, providing a larger repertoire of medicines which pharmacists can select from to treat their patients. We have produced guidance to help you when selling or supplying P medicines over the counter.
Pharmacy practice
It is important that pharmacists adhere to best practice in their day to day roles in all sectors. The following resources will support you in various aspects of your practice whether it is in the community, hospital or the industrial sector.
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Clinical aspects of pharmacy
Pharmacies are increasingly providing a wide range of clinical services and it is important for pharmacists to be aware of the latest evidence based guidance on disease areas. These resources will support you in making evaluated and evidence based decisions about patient care.
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Public health
Pharmacists and their staff have an important role in public health. These resources will help you advise your patients on different areas of public health.
Professional guidance
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Professional standards
Professional standards build on the minimum levels of practice set by regulators and provide a broad framework which supports pharmacists and their teams to improve services, shape future services and pharmacy roles to deliver quality patient care.
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Medicines, Ethics, and Practice (MEP)
A professional guide for pharmacists, it is an underpinning document to help pharmacists practise confidently and professionally.
Regular alerts
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Support alerts
Information about drug and device recalls, patient safety notices, health professional letters and other important communications concerning patient safety.
Professional Support Bulletins
Highlights current issues which may be in response to new legislation affecting pharmacy or from inquiries received by the RPS Support team.
