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The Internet prescribes my medication.

After writing my blog on ‘drug dependence’, I couldn’t help but contemplate on the issue of buying prescription drugs online. I like many others may find some health issues very personal, making this harder to share face to face in a doctor’s or pharmacist’s consultation room. It is at this point where many patients would …

Dealing with Drug Dependence?

During my time off from university, I had begun to entertain myself with episodes of Emmerdale on ITV1. A particular storyline that struck a chord of mine was of a character called Rhona who had been addicted to ordinary prescription painkillers. Although these drugs do exactly what they are known for, particularly for pain experienced …

Is Pharmacy really just a waste of time?

Some people believe that a pharmacist often appears under the shadow of many other healthcare professionals and it now also appears that Phillip Lee, a leading conservative MP for Bracknell, seems to be one of these people. A recent article from the PJ online, that I had read a couple weeks ago, detailed the events …

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Adherence VS. Pharmacy – A Never Ending Feud?

As the second year of my pharmacy degree draws to a close, I am beginning to realise how all the skills and knowledge I have learnt can actually be used in practice. During my second semester, I studied a professional skills module in which I was exposed to the idea of ‘adherence’. I have had …

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