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Opinion

Beyond the legal floor: raising the ceiling on neurodivergence in pharmacy

Neurodivergence among pharmacy staff should be embraced and regarded as a strength that, when used well, is a genuine asset to pharmacy.…

Published: 14 January 2026

Opinion

From adviser to prescriber: pharmacy’s evolution within the cardiology healthcare team

Embedding a prescribing pharmacist within a hospital cardiology multidisciplinary team represented a cultural shift but led to significant benefits for patients and the wider healthcare system.…

Published: 12 January 2026

Opinion

To sip or not to sip: the environmental burden of oral nutritional supplements

Unnecessary disposal of oral nutritional supplements has many detrimental impacts on the environment — we must re-evaluate their use.…

Published: 7 January 2026

Opinion

From pain to wellbeing: why deprescribing might be the most powerful prescription of all

Pharmacist Shilpa Patel shares how staff at her GP practice worked to reduce high-dose opioid prescribing among patients who had taken the drugs for years.…

Published: 5 January 2026

Opinion

Music, memory and medicines: how memorable songs could help improve adherence

Academic Mark Brill explores how pairing medication reminders with familiar music can strengthen medication routines and support long-term adherence.…

Published: 31 December 2025

Opinion

Top ten features of 2025

From the role of pharmacists in emergency departments to anticipating the antibody drugs that AI will create, our most popular features have covered a lot of ground in 2025.…

Published: 29 December 2025

Opinion

Learning and CPD: 2025 in review

A round up of CPD and learning in 2025 from The Pharmaceutical Journal.…

Published: 23 December 2025

Opinion

PJ view: the forthcoming ten-year workforce plan must be more than ‘numbers’

While investment in pharmacy is much needed, it is crucial that the workforce plan takes into account the support and development that individual pharmacy staff need to deliver the best care possible.…

Published: 15 December 2025

Opinions

Beyond the legal floor: raising the ceiling on neurodivergence in pharmacy

From adviser to prescriber: pharmacy’s evolution within the cardiology healthcare team

To sip or not to sip: the environmental burden of oral nutritional supplements

From pain to wellbeing: why deprescribing might be the most powerful prescription of all

Music, memory and medicines: how memorable songs could help improve adherence

Top five articles from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s research journals

Top ten features of 2025

Learning and CPD: 2025 in review

Top ten opinion articles of 2025

PJ view: the forthcoming ten-year workforce plan must be more than ‘numbers’

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