Pharmacy Research UK awards more than ￡80k in funding

摘要

Six pharmacy researchers will share more than ￡80,000 of funding awarded by Pharmacy Research UK (PRUK), a charity hosted by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS). The successful applicants include Sion Scott, research student and associate tutor at the University of East Anglia, for a yearlong project to develop a model for depre-scribing in hospital, and Kimberley Sonnex, a research practitioner and senior pharmacist at the University of Nottingham, for a 28-month investigation into the use of steroid inhalers for treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Sonnex hopes that her research will ultimately enable clinicians to identify people with COPD who are most likely to benefit from steroid inhalers, and prescribe accordingly. The full list of funded projects is available on the PRUK website.