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October 2024, Vol 313, No 7990
October 2024, Vol 313, No 7990
Table of contents
Top news stories
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Top news stories
More than 1.5 million people could be given tirzepatide for weight loss under NHS proposals
Government to ‘accelerate’ roll-out of independent prescribing in pharmacies, says prime minister
Nitazenes linked to 179 deaths in 12 months, government data show
Features
Why are increasing numbers of students dropping out of pharmacy education?
Spotlight: Safety of time-critical medicines
‘Every minute counts’: taking a national approach to time-critical medicines
Prescribing nature to boost mental health
Five months of Pharmacy First: an access lottery for patients
Warp drive: conducting experiments in space allows speedy results
Opinion
PJ view: Community pharmacy is set up to fail when it comes to industrial action
Unsafe online pharmacies serve as a warning in the move to a ‘digital first’ NHS
Emeka Onwudiwe: ‘The prescribing qualification is a landmark for pharmacy students’
Safety first: delivering trans-inclusive care is everyone’s responsibility
Why are some research papers cited more than others?
Introducing a new quality-focused supervised consumption service in community pharmacy
The 20-year path to placing specialist pharmacists in all critical care units
Learning & CPD
Test your knowledge of cardiovascular disease
Cardiac chest pain: identification, referral and management in primary care
Migraine: pathophysiology, recognition and management
Introducing
The Pharmaceutical Journal
’s prescribing dilemmas series
Prescribing dilemma: balancing risk and benefits of off-label migraine treatment in a child
Writing an effective CV for pharmacy roles: a guide for graduates
From paper to practice: a pharmacy professional’s guide to critical appraisal tools
Principles of sustainable healthcare in pharmacy practice
Preparing for the GPhC pharmaceutical calculations assessment
Medication maths: estimations of kidney function
Medication maths: using a resource or artefact when calculating doses and dose regimen
Medication maths: displacement volumes and values
Your RPS
National pharmacy board meetings: September 2024
RPS to survey members before responding to government consultation on NHS ten-year plan
Patient safety improvement and medicines waste targeted by repeat prescribing toolkit
Letters
What do Black pharmacists say about their professional progress?
Tributes
Isack Mulla (1948–2024)
John Reid (1938–2024)
Joanne Moore (1969–2024)
Carol Clark (1959–2024)
Colin Briggs (1940–2024)
Dorothy ‘Doris’ Ada Jones (1917–2024)
Alan Hall (1935–2024)
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