News Lloydspharmacy funds pilot project to improve care of patients after discharge from hospital Lloydspharmacy stores in Liverpool are set to pilot a new model of community pharmacy-based discharge care, as a result of a new research collaboration.…Published: 14 November 2014
News Wednesday 10 December: SloughLocal practice forum event, ‘Inflammatory Bowel Disease: background, diagnosis and treatment’. John Lister Postgraduate Centre, Wexham Park Hospital (entrance 4), Slough SL2 4HL. Event 7.30pm, buffet 7pm. Book via the RPS website.…Published: 14 November 2014
News Shradhdha Masharani diesOn 9 October, Shradhdha Masharani MRPharmS, aged 50, of 18 Sweetbriar Close, Waltham, Grimsby, South Humberside DN37 0YF. Mrs Masharani registered with the Society in 1987.…Published: 14 November 2014
News Herbert William Parker diesOn 30 October, Herbert Parker MRPharmS, aged 82, of Longacre, 4 The Dingle, Knighton, Powys, Wales LD7 1LD. Mr Parker registered with the Society in 1954.…Published: 14 November 2014
News Major bleeding risk higher for dabigatran than for warfarin, study suggests Research suggests that dabigatran is associated with a higher risk of bleeding compared with warfarin in a US population sample.…Published: 13 November 2014
News Over one million smokers admitted to hospitals in England in 2010/2011It is the first time researchers have put a figure on the prevalence of inpatients who are smokers in hospitals in England.…Published: 13 November 2014
News UK drug advisory council warns against limiting duration of methadone therapy Government drug advisers have rejected a proposal by government ministers to impose a time limit on prescribing methadone to heroin addicts.…Published: 13 November 2014
News Community pharmacy vital to tackling antimicrobial resistance, summit hears Commissioning community pharmacies to handle minor infections more often could help reduce dependence on antibiotics, conference told.…Published: 13 November 2014
News Fatal case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy linked to TecfideraA fatal case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy has been reported for the first time in a patient receiving dimethyl fumarate (Tecfidera).…Published: 13 November 2014
News New bactericidal enzyme solution could help the fight against MRSA infection An enzyme that kills meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been developed by Dutch biotech company Micreos.…Published: 12 November 2014
