Opinion Flying the flag for pharmacy Aileen Bryson, policy and practice lead for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Scotland, highlighted the services provided by pharmacists at the Labour Party Conference…Published: 8 October 2014
Opinion RPS Faculty membership – you don’t need to go it aloneBuilding your Faculty portfolio does not have to be a solitary activity. Emma Wright explains how a group of pharmacists supported each other through the process, and how you can create your own group.…Published: 8 October 2014
Opinion Whatever your views on e-cigarettes, they’re not going to go away anytime soon E-cigarette exhibitors dominated the Pharmacy Show this year. Should we embrace is its potential as a substitute for smoking or be concerned at how it is being marketed?…Published: 7 October 2014
Opinion How do the Conservatives view pharmacy? Sibby Buckle shares her thoughts from the Conservative Party conference…Published: 3 October 2014
Opinion Access to medicines is a global struggle A range of measures can be employed to improve access to medicines in developing countries, but there is no simple solution.…Published: 2 October 2014
Opinion Getting our priorities correct English Pharmacy Board Chairman Dave Branford looks at the challenges of setting priorities in such a diverse profession as pharmacy.…Published: 1 October 2014
Opinion Assessing health advice ‘Smart health choices: making sense of health advice’ by Les Irwig, Judy Irwig, Lyndal Trevena & Melissa Sweet.…Published: 26 September 2014
Opinion Why stopping inappropriate medicines in elderly patients is so important Pharmacists need to be bolder when it comes to recommending that unnecessary medicines be stopped in elderly patients.…Published: 26 September 2014
Opinion Working together to improve prescribing How interprofessional peer support will be promoted by the newly-expanded Association for Prescribers to improve the quality of prescribing across all healthcare settings.…Published: 26 September 2014
Opinion Working together for the benefit of healthcare professionals, patients and the public Jonathan Burton and Miles Mack provide a summary of the recent collaborative work between the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the Royal College of General Practitioners.…Published: 25 September 2014