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Who will I be speaking to?
Our friendly and knowledgeable team are here to help all RCPharm members with questions and concerns.
Whether you call or email, you can be sure you’ll be talking to a human being with years of experience as a pharmacist.
Sabes
Sabes is the professional manager, who joined RCPharm in 2014 having worked in community pharmacy and academia.
Yogeeta
Yogeeta joined RCPharm in 2015, previously working in various sectors of pharmacy, including hospital, community, secure environments and GP practice. She is a prescriber and currently works part-time as a clinical pharmacy lecturer.
Alison
Alison joined RCPharm in 2022, having previously worked in secure environments and community pharmacy.
Suji
Suji joined RCPharm in 2022, having previously worked in secondary care.
Professional support update
Top support questions, week ending 7th August 2026 ▼
Legal and ethical enquiries
We regularly receive legal and ethical enquiries including:
Can a community pharmacist prescribe and dispense medication for the same person? What processes should be in place if this is being considered?
If a prescription states a patient’s first name or initials, does this meet the legal requirements of a prescription?
Can a pharmacist independent prescriber prescribe Sativex after it has been initiated by a specialist doctor?
For questions relating to prescription legality and controlled drugs, we have resources which can help, such as the MEP. However, for further support and advice, please contact the support team.
Pharmacy practice questions
We have also received some enquiries about pharmacy practice such as:
Can a GP refer a child to the NHS England Hypertension Case-Finding Service?
Can I be a superintendent pharmacist for more than one pharmacy at the same time?
Can senna tablets be crushed prior to administration?
What are the training requirements for pharmacists administering flu vaccines in GP practice?
Our RCPharm pharmacy guides provide professional help, best practice guidance, and advice for every sector of practice.
Newly qualfied pharmacist enquiries
We have recently received several enquiries from newly qualified pharmacists, for example:
How can I get an NHS England smartcard when working as a locum?
Where can I find resources to help me write my revalidation entries?
What should I consider when deciding whether to accept a new job?
What resources are available to help me continue to develop my practice as a newly qualified pharmacist?
We have many resources which can support newly qualified pharmacists including:
Top support questions, week ending 21st August 2026 ▼
Legal and ethical enquiries
We regularly receive legal and ethical enquiries including:
For a private Controlled Drug (CD) prescription, do I need to record an entry in the POM register if I have made an entry in the CD register?
I have been asked to supply medicines to a doctor working for a rugby club. What are the legal requirements for a signed order?
If a Pharmacy (P) medicine is going to be supplied against a Patient Group Direction (PGD) for an off-label use (i.e. different clinical indication), does it require a dispensing label?
For questions relating to record keeping and medicine supply, we have resources which can help, such as the MEP. However, for further support and advice, please contact the support team.
Prescribing questions
We have also received some enquiries relating to prescribing, such as:
What funding is available for locum pharmacists to complete the Independent Prescribing (IP) qualifications?
How can I find a Designated Prescribing Practitioner (DPP)?
Does a vaccine need to be dispensed and labelled if it is being privately prescribed and administered within the same community pharmacy?
Our RCPharm prescribing pages have a wealth of information to support you on your prescribing journey.
Clinical enquiries
We have recently received a few clinical enquiries, including:
Is there a risk of tendonitis in patients using inhaled corticosteroids and quinolones?
What are the risks of giving aspirin and lansoprazole concomitantly?
What is the misuse potential of sugar-free and colour-free methadone?
Our RCPharm e-Library has many resources that are helpful for clinical enquiries.
The RCPharm professional support service provides one-to-one help, advice and support for members via phone and email. As one of our professional support pharmacists, and a pharmacist myself, I understand the challenges and questions you face during your day-to-day practice.
The good news is, the RCPharm professional support team are here to assist all our members with those queries and concerns. If you’re not already part of RCPharm, you’ll get complete access to our pharmacy guides, regular webinars, expert help from my team, and much more, when you become a member.
