Training program in compounding for pharmacy technicians through a digital platform and simulation techniques.

Objective: To describe a compounding training plan in a tertiary hospital Pharmacy Service. The project aimed to train Pharmacy Assistant Technicians using a digital training platform and simulation techniques.

Methods: Two training programmes were designed, one for sterile and the other for non-sterile drugs.

[Translated article] Compounding training programme for pharmacy technicians using a digital platform and simulation techniques.

Objective: To describe a compounding training plan in a tertiary hospital pharmacy service. The project aimed pharmacy assistant technicians to use a digital training platform and simulation techniques.

Methods: Two training programs were designed, one for sterile and the other for non-sterile drugs.

Adherence to intravenous biological treatment in inflammatory bowel disease patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The objective of this study was to determine the adherence to biological treatment in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients during the COVID-19 pandemic at Hospital Universitario La Paz, in Madrid. All patients from our IBD Unit were informed via e-mail, social networks and websites about the convenience of continuing with treatment. In addition, patients were contacted by telephone a few days before to remind them of their appointment and the importance of adherence.

Objective quantification of adherence to prophylaxis in haemophilia patients aged 12 to 25years and its potential association with bleeding episodes.

Background: The treatment of choice for patients with severe haemophilia is prophylaxis with clotting factor. Effective prophylaxis requires optimal adherence. Most published studies are based on surveys and interviews with patients or their parents.