News International award for former RPSGB President Colin Hitchings, former president of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, has been awarded the Joseph A Oddis Award posthumously for exceptional service to the International Pharmaceutical Federation.…Published: 11 September 2014
News Experimental antifungal drug causes fewer side effects than voriconazole A new experimental anti-fungal treatment is no less effective than its predecessor, but exposes patients to fewer side effects, a study has found.…Published: 11 September 2014
News Public would expect pharmacists to join professional body, says chairman of GPhC The chairman of the General Pharmaceutical Council has said it is “quite wrong” that there are pharmacists who think they do not need to join their professional body.…Published: 11 September 2014
News Health coaching could empower cancer patients Receiving health coaching from pharmacists could form part of the support available to cancer patients and encourage them to take responsibility for their own treatment.…Published: 10 September 2014
News Counterfeits designed to deceive pharmacists, RPS conference hears Counterfeit medicines are being designed specifically to deceive pharmacists, the annual Royal Pharmaceutical Society conference heard.…Published: 10 September 2014
News Welsh Pharmacy Board chair, Mair Davies, receives RPS Charter AwardThe Welsh Pharmacy Board Chair, Mair Davies, was presented with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Charter Award at the RPS Annual Conference in Birmingham on 8 September 2014. The award was presented by Ash Soni, President of the RPS, who praised Davies for her outstanding commit…Published: 10 September 2014
News Kin Ngai Soo diesOn 14 February 2014, Kin Ngai Soo, aged 43, of 1 Alderley Road, Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside CH47 2AT. Mr Soo registered in 1998 and left the Society in 2011. …Published: 10 September 2014
News Earl Howe acknowledges delays for dispensing error and education reforms The UK government minister addressed the delay in two key documents for pharmacy in his speech to the annual Royal Pharmaceutical Society conference.…Published: 10 September 2014
News Novel drug could eliminate hepatitis C in 15 years Daclatasvir is estimated to cure chronic hepatitis C infection in up to 99% of cases when used in combination with other drugs.…Published: 10 September 2014
News Chief medical officer’s annual report focuses on mental healthCMO Sally Davies has called for an end to healthcare providers’ focus on “wellbeing”, saying there is little evidence to support this approach for tackling mental ill-health.…Published: 10 September 2014
