Corrinne Burns

Royal Pharmaceutical Society Correspondent

Corrinne Burns is Royal Pharmaceutical Society Correspondent at The Pharmaceutical Journal.

Peter Kopelman (1951–2021)

From advising on government policy and driving forward reforms to pharmacy training, Peter Kopelman had a powerful influence on the health service and the care it provides to patients.…

Thorrun Govind: ‘I worry pharmacy teams will be abused over face masks’

The youngest chair of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's English Pharmacy Board talks about face masks in pharmacies, the value of pharmacist independent prescribers and the importance of inclusion and wellbeing in the profession.…

RPS calls for more research on how medicines work in women

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has published a position paper calling for more representation of women in clinical research and stigma associated with women's health issues to be removed.…

Chloramphenicol eye drops containing boron can be given to children aged under two years, says MHRA

Product information for chloramphenicol eye drops containing borax or boric acid buffers will be updated to remove restrictions and warnings, but product packaging already on sale will not be recalled.…

Claire Anderson elected as president of Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Long-standing English Pharmacy Board member Claire Anderson is the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's new president.…

GP pharmacists will take lead for pharmacogenomics in future, predicts RPS

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Scotland's draft vision for general practice pharmacists says the sector "will lead the development of pharmacogenomics" in 2030.…

Joint national pharmacy boards meeting: 23 June 2021

This joint meeting of the national pharmacy boards touched on independent prescribing, genomics and personalised medicines, the Society's inclusion and diversity pledge, as well as sustainability and its inclusion in the RPS 2021 business plan.…

‘Vital’ that masks continue to be worn in pharmacies after restrictions are lifted, warns RPS

Thorrun Govind, chair of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's English Pharmacy Board, says face masks worn in pharmacies protect both pharmacists and the public.…

LloydsPharmacy reduces amlodipine and amitriptyline dispensing errors by 77%

The multiple's Safer Care patient safety programme, aimed to eliminate look-alike, sound-alike dispensing errors, achieved a significant reduction in mistakes in 2020.…

Government proposes raising qualifying age for free NHS prescriptions to 66 years

The government has proposed raising the upper age exemption for prescriptions in England to generate additional revenue for the NHS.…