News Tuesday 27 January: NW LondonLocal practice forum event, ‘Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease workshop – resources, inhalers and devices to support patients’. Best Western Cumberland Hotel, 1–3 St Johns Road, Harrow HA1 2EF. Event 7.45pm, buffet 7pm. Book via the RPS website.…Published: 5 January 2015
News Monday 2 February: NW LondonCentre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education event, ‘Depression focal point’. Sir Herbert Seddon Teaching Centre, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Brockley Hill, Stanmore HA7 4LP. Event 6pm. Book via www.cppe.ac.uk/events.…Published: 5 January 2015
News Potential dementia treatment target identified using stem cell research Researchers have identified a new treatment target for treating a common form of dementia after studying stem cells derived from patients.…Published: 2 January 2015
News Interim results of stem cell treatment for multiple sclerosis show promise Stem cell treatment after high-dose immunosuppressive therapy could be an effective way to manage relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis.…Published: 31 December 2014
News Scientist who developed Viagra receives knighthood in New Year’s HonoursSimon Campbell, who was responsible for the development of sildenafil (Viagra), has received a knighthood in the 2015 New Year’s Honours.…Published: 31 December 2014
News Whooping cough vaccines could lose their effectivenessScientists are warning that current whooping cough vaccines may not be able to control the disease in future.…Published: 30 December 2014
News Community pharmacists to police entitlement to free NHS prescriptionsCommunity pharmacists in England will in future be able to confirm whether a patient is entitled to free prescriptions by accessing a Department of Work and Pensions database.…Published: 30 December 2014
News Walgreens’ shareholders approve merger with Alliance BootsShareholders of the US pharmacy chain Walgreens have voted in favour of the company’s merger with Alliance Boots after a special meeting on 29 December 2014.…Published: 30 December 2014
News Injectable weight loss drug liraglutide approved by FDA The US Food and Drug Administration has approved liraglutide, an injectable drug best known as an antidiabetes agent, to treat obesity in combination with lifestyle changes such as a reduced-calorie diet and exercise.…Published: 29 December 2014
News Clive Burton ReidOn 14 November, Clive Burton Reid MRPharmS, aged 79, of 54 Rhyd-y-Defaid Drive, Derwen Fawr, Swansea, West Glamorgan SA2 8AL. Mr Burton Reid registered with the Society in 1958.…Published: 24 December 2014