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ShinyBlackShoe (Calum Polwart) @shinyblackshoe.bsky.social · 17d

If you are coming to #BOPA2025 to the Journal Club on Sunday morning you should have an email with some links for some homework!

I promise we aren't asking you to do tons of work... But for the session to work well... Please bring a copy of one of the papers on your📱 or 🖨️...

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Chloe Waterson @chloewaterson.bsky.social · Aug 25

Only if you can't swerve round them

Chloe Waterson @chloewaterson.bsky.social · Jul 23

I hope you were compensated in the form of tea and biscuits!

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ShinyBlackShoe (Calum Polwart) @shinyblackshoe.bsky.social · Jul 2

Delighted to be sharing some work we have been working on for sometime:

Cetuximab Vs Pantitumumab - we found no efficacy difference but did find different side effect profile. Presenting at #ESMOGI25 this week

doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...

I'll be near the poster Friday PM if anyone wants to talk

Image of poster:Polwart, Calum; Wadd, Nicholas; Nelson, Benjamin (2025). Real life comparison of toxicity from cetuximab and panitumumab in the first line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. ESMO-GI Poster. figshare. Poster. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.28989710

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Royal Pharmaceutical Society @rpharms.com · Jun 25

The RPS membership now includes Professional Liability Insurance. It provides you with cover for your professional liabilities, access to expert legal advice, allowing you to focus on patient care.

Find out more including policy coverage and exclusions: ow.ly/GNgj50WfZr6

Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Access to expert legal advice, allowing you to focus on patient care.
Exclusive to RPS members.

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ShinyBlackShoe (Calum Polwart) @shinyblackshoe.bsky.social · Jun 12

Understating the influence of exercise in preventing recurrences/improving survival for Colorectal cancer. #UKOF25

7% OS gain at 8y Vs 5% Oxaliplatin...

Picture demonstrating exercise levels for challenge trial

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British Oncology Pharmacy Association @bopa.org.uk · Jun 3

📢 📢 2025 BOPA Conference: Registration NOW OPEN!

For MEMBERS click here: www.bopa.org.uk/bopa-2025-me...
BOPA members receive a reduced conference fee of £300 (including VAT) if booked by Monday 8th September. Preferential rates at hotels nearby.

For NON-MEMBERS click here: eur.cvent.me/OKgO4O

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British Oncology Pharmacy Association @bopa.org.uk · Jun 3

📢 📢 27th Annual BOPA Conference October 2024 - Abstracts now published.

Congratulations to all authors.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....

Please contact the research sub-committee for support.

Abstracts presented: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

journals.sagepub.com

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David Armstrong @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social · May 8

I have written many healthcare stories, but never before have I written about my own health. I decided to do so after learning one of my drugs costs nearly $1,000 a pill and just 25 cents to make. What I found was an incredible story of discovery and exploitation. www.propublica.org/article/revl...

The Price of Remission

When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...

www.propublica.org

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OncoDaily @oncodaily.bsky.social · May 24

KEYNOTE-991 Trial Results: Pembrolizumab Plus Enzalutamide and ADT in mHSPC

oncodaily.com/oncolibrary/...

#OncoDaily #Oncology #Cancer #Health #Medicine #MedEd #MedOnc #MedNews #KEYNOTE-991 #IO #ADT #Pembrolizumab #Enzalutamide #mHSPC #ProstateCancer

KEYNOTE-991. Pembrolizumab Fails to Improve OS in mHSPC

KEYNOTE-991 trial shows no survival benefit from adding pembrolizumab to enzalutamide and ADT in mHSPC.

oncodaily.com

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WHO @who.int · May 23

Controlled medicines such as pain relievers and sedatives are essential for managing and treating numerous health conditions. Yet, millions of people in need can’t access them.

🔗 WHO's new guideline to support urgent, safe & rational access to life-improving controlled medicines: bit.ly/4ktyVBV

Text reads 'Controlled medicines are crucial to manage certain health needs like cancer pain, mental health disorders, and palliative care.'. Illustration of a bottle of medicines.

Text reads 'These medicines are carefully regulated to lower the risk of health harms caused by non-medical use.' Illustration of intravenous medicines and patient.

Text reads 'Most people still don’t have safe access to controlled medicines, even for cancer pain or end-of-life care.' Illustration of tablet strips.

Text reads 'We need to be better informed about controlled medicines that can reduce unnecessary suffering; and support their urgent, safe, and rational use to improve public health.' Illustration of tablets.

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ShinyBlackShoe (Calum Polwart) @shinyblackshoe.bsky.social · May 23

Colleagues working with Cancer Drugs Fund are trying to assess how helpful a horizon scanning tool is.

If you work in SACT services in UK they want your views..

forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

We also want to know if you haven’t heard of it or haven’t used it too

Microsoft Forms

forms.office.com

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Brian @brianmackenna.bsky.social · May 21

A small but momentous change to the OpenPrescribing homepage this evening.

Hospital medicines data now OPEN for everyone

hospitals.openprescribing.net

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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · May 21

TRAVEL INSURANCE: OVER 65s OR GOT PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS.

I said on @itvMLshow yesterday I'd do videos to explain as we ran out of time. I now realise I'll struggle to get 'em done quickly. So here's a link to all the info you should need www.moneysavingexpert.com/tips/2025/05...

#MartinLewis

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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · May 21

Use of #SSRI #antidepressants are associated with a “statistically substantial increased risk” of #posturalhypotension in patients aged over 60 years during the first 28 days of use, according to study results

#mentalhealth #sideeffects
buff.ly/DtleGq2

Antidepressants ‘substantially increase risk’ of low blood pressure when standing up in older people, study results suggest

The use of antidepressants — particularly selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) — are associated with a “statistically substantial increased risk” of postural hypotension (PH) in older…

pharmaceutical-journal.com

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Amy Wieckowski @amywski.bsky.social · May 17

#pharmsky if you know someone who’d like to come and work in Critical Care, please get them to check out this link! Thanks 🙏🏻

Job vacancy: Advanced Specialist Pharmacist - Critical Care and Theatres, Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Luton | trac.jobs

www.healthjobsuk.com

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Chloe Waterson @chloewaterson.bsky.social · May 17

Thoughts on the song battle??

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Chloe Waterson @chloewaterson.bsky.social · May 17

I still do! Me and my brother just did a duet 😂

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Chloe Waterson @chloewaterson.bsky.social · May 17

I have to say this is the one I was most outraged didn't win

eurovision.tv/video/verka-...

Verka Serduchka - Dancing Lasha Tumbai (Ukraine) 2007 Eurovision Song Contest

We are already counting down to the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku. We do that by looking back to recent editions of Europe's favorite TV show. This time we go to 2007, when the contest was held...

eurovision.tv

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Brian @brianmackenna.bsky.social · May 14

Interested in a drug and what hospitals are prescribing it?

Behold our new analysis page!

Tool: hospitals.openprescribing.net/analyse/

Blog: www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/05...

Check the data for yourself!

Tell your mates!

Custom analyses on OpenPrescribing Hospitals | Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science

The new custom analysis feature on OpenPrescribing Hospitals.

www.bennett.ox.ac.uk

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Chloe Waterson @chloewaterson.bsky.social · May 10

Not in person!

Chloe Waterson @chloewaterson.bsky.social · May 10

😮 that's like spotting a shiny charizard and letting it slip away!

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Chloe Waterson @chloewaterson.bsky.social · May 10

I'm not sure he was even there as I also did not spot him!

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updates.chemo.org.uk @updates.chemo.org.uk · May 3

Ribociclib

SHELF LIFE OF TABLETS REDUCED

Storage shelf life drops from 3 years to 1 year - this will need some careful stock management @bopa.org.uk as stock will inevitably arrive with less than this

ALSO MOVES TO FRIDGE STORAGE ❄️

updates.chemo.org.uk/SPC_News/pro...

Diff showing reduced pack shelf life from 3 years with no special storage to 1 year fridge stabiity with 2 months at room temperature

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Chloe Waterson @chloewaterson.bsky.social · May 10

Unfortunately I am also in search of tips!

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