The role of pharmacy technicians in the care of people with M.E./CFS

Today is Pharmacy Technician Day so here’s a blog explaining what pharmacy technicians are and if you’re a technician, how you can support people with myalgic encephalomyelitis (M.E.), sometimes known as chronic fatigue syndrome.

Article in UK’s Pharmaceutical Journal: Fresh evidence points to a cause and possible treatments for CFS/ME

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s professional publication, Pharmaceutical Journal, has run a feature on the rituximab trials and how these could be revealing the underlying mechanisms of the illness.

Support from your pharmacy if you’re an unpaid carer

Community pharmacy teams can help make life a little easier for you if you help out a loved one with an illness or disability. This blog talks about the help available and at the end of the article I’ve listed some useful resources for carers and information for pharmacy teams on how they can support carers.

Do you take four or more prescription medicines?

I’m looking for people with M.E. taking four or more regular prescription medicines to have a quick confidential chat to help me with a project.

#pharmacy24 highlights – what do pharmacy teams actually do?

On 24th March I took part in #pharmacy24, a 24-hour Twitter pharmacy event. I’ve picked out some tweets from the whole event to show the variety of work that pharmacists and pharmacy teams do.

Are you ready for Stoptober?

The 1st of October sees the start of Public Health England‘s annual Stoptober quit smoking campaign. Smokers around the country are making a joint effort to give up smoking for October, so if you try to quit you’ll be in good company!

Pharmacy access to medical records – the facts behind the Telegraph article

You may have seen an article in the Telegraph, Boots, Tesco and Superdrug to get access to NHS medical records. I’d like to put some of the inaccuracies right and reassure you of the facts that are behind this story, with links to responses from relevant organisations followed by a brief discussion.

Tips from others with M.E. for remembering to take medication

My post asking you to let me know how your pharmacy has helped you is also generating some great tips from people with M.E. on remembering to take your medication, so I’ve started this post to collect your suggestions.