Home - The Pharmaceutical Journal

Access provided by

Blue background, a large grey pill packet with blue and yellow stripe. On it a man sits with an enormous PIL open, trailing down the side of the box

Lost in fine print: how patient information leaflets are failing patients

Is it time for there to be a change in how patient information leaflets are presented in order to improve health literacy and cut down on accidental double dosing?…

Why do women in England’s poorest areas have lower rates of HRT prescribing?

Next frontier: crystallising the future of medicines

Training to spot microaggressions should be mandatory in pharmacy foundation education

PJ view: Pharmacy must be central to Burnham’s plan to tackle regional health inequalities

News

Topical this week

Hand opening hot blinds and peering through window.

Heat-related illnesses: preparing for periods of high temperatures

Two older women sit in front of a fan, one drinking bottled water, to avoid the heat.

Heat-related illnesses: physiology, symptoms and management

A window with whites yellows and oranges behind, shines into a room with terracotta walls. In the middle a medicine cabinet full of pharmaceuticals. On the right a fan and a wilting plant

Medicines storage needs to change with the climate

patient's hand receiving intravenous fluids

Electrolyte disturbances: causes and management

Mosquito biting skin

Case-based learning: insect bites and stings

A pharmacist searching in a drawer for medicines

How to navigate and ensure effective patient communication about medicines shortages

Red background, record in centre with penicillin in centre. Musical notes in white around and words: the PJ pod

Lifeline: an antimicrobial resistance musical

News from Wales

A woman uses a insulin injection

Once-weekly insulin would be ‘significant change’ for diabetes prescribers

A child with allergies blows his nose with a tissue

NICE includes children in updated guidance for allergy medicine

A pharmacist assists a patient in a community pharmacy

Common ailments service rated as ‘excellent’ by almost all users, study finds

A middle aged man takes a tablet with water

NICE recommends heart drug aficamten with simultaneous MHRA approval

A photo of Liz Hallet (left) standing with Beca Brown (middle) and Geraldine McCaffrey (right)

RCPharm meets with new members of the Senedd

A pharmacist checks a box of medicine in a community pharmacy

GPhC increases minimum level of study for pharmacy technicians in new training standards

Blue background with grain on left and right. In centre GB in green and scales in yellow and grey on top.

The GPhC must demonstrate equivalence before shortening the international registration route

News from Scotland

A woman uses a insulin injection

Once-weekly insulin would be ‘significant change’ for diabetes prescribers

A child with allergies blows his nose with a tissue

NICE includes children in updated guidance for allergy medicine

A pharmacist assists a patient in a community pharmacy

Common ailments service rated as ‘excellent’ by almost all users, study finds

A middle aged man takes a tablet with water

NICE recommends heart drug aficamten with simultaneous MHRA approval

A photo of Liz Hallet (left) standing with Beca Brown (middle) and Geraldine McCaffrey (right)

RCPharm meets with new members of the Senedd

A pharmacist checks a box of medicine in a community pharmacy

GPhC increases minimum level of study for pharmacy technicians in new training standards

Blue background with grain on left and right. In centre GB in green and scales in yellow and grey on top.

The GPhC must demonstrate equivalence before shortening the international registration route

Learning & CPD

Close up of man person holding blister pack of Clopidogrel tablets pills tablet

Best practice for clopidogrel prescribing

Assessing authorship, study purpose and journals when evaluating clinical studies

Female pharmacist checking an elderly man's blood pressure in a pharmacy. The words

Case-based learning: optimising falls prevention through a multidisciplinary approach

Identifying and evaluating research study types

Young female pharmacist is smiling and interacting with a male customer at the counter, with medicine shelves behind them. The words

A model for successful credentialing in pharmacy

Tiled image of 6 photos and a white shadowed question mark in the centre. Image details as follows: pills in a pile turning into bacteria, a baby being given medicine, a mother holding her baby whilst lying down, an older woman with a walking support agent, a warning sign surrounded by pills, hands clasped together showing virtiligo

Test your knowledge of medicines safety

Photo with a focusing circle on two people going over a CV

Writing an effective CV for pharmacy roles: a guide for graduates

Haemato-oncology

Older woman holds white pill and glass of water

Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors and B-cell malignancies: a guide for pharmacists

Supported content

Light micrograph of lymphocytes in a human blood smear in a case of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: diagnosis and management

Supported content

Illustration of a silhouetted hand holding up a white pill over a background with healthy blood cells and cancer cells passing by

How can pharmacists best support patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia?

Supported content

Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma. Light micrograph of a mixture of lymphocytes and plasma cells with inclusions, from bone marrow, in a case of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma, also known as Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia. This cancer affects B cell lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. It is named for the resemblance the abnormal cells have to plasma cells, resulting in them being termed plasmacytoid lymphocytes. The white blood cells are stained purple, with the red blood cells appearing a pale orange.

Management of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia

Supported content

illustration of older man sitting on bed holding tablet

BTK inhibitors: what pharmacists need to know

Supported content

BRUKINSA: explore the possibilities in CLL

Promotional content

Tributes & obituaries

Want to see content related to your country or pharmacy sector on your homepage? Visit your preference centre to update your interests and help us improve your digital experience.

Newly registered?

Find our dedicated career advice and resources, clinical CPD and professional skills content here.

Research