Two forms of modified-release propranolol out of stock until 2026 Alerts issued by the Department of Health and Social Care and the Scottish government recommend that clinicians should consider a switch to immediate-release tablets.…
Prescribing guidance for older people with frailty is aimed to balance harms and benefits of medicines The guidance, published by the British Geriatrics Society, suggests that patients with hypertension and moderate frailty may benefit from a more lenient average systemic blood pressure target.…
Behavioural self-assessment tool can encourage medicines adherence The ‘Social, Psychological, Usage and Rational’ tool measures the medicines non-adherence risk of patients by analysing social, psychological, usage and rational drivers.…
RPS appoints director of education ahead of royal college transition Louise Goldring will join the Royal Pharmaceutical Society from the Royal College of Surgeons of England, where she is currently director of learning.…
Rapid review finds no clear link between autism and paracetamol in pregnancy Seven of the nine reviews concerning maternal paracetamol use during pregnancy warned against inferring a causal link, researchers found.…
Questionnaire-only prescribing for high-risk conditions should not be allowed, says RPS In its response to a government consultation on private prescribing, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society called for improved information sharing between independent online services and the NHS.…
Unlocking pharmacists’ potential needs investment, RPS says In response to the government's call for evidence on the NHS ten-year workforce plan, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society said there is a need for pharmacist independent prescribers to be integrated across all sectors.…
Pharmacy minister ‘immensely grateful’ for work of RPS Pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock told the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s annual conference that under the NHS ten-year plan, pharmacists will play a “key role” in neighbourhood health teams.…
The role of pharmacy in delivering the NHS ten-year health plan Attendees at a roundtable hosted by The Pharmaceutical Journal agreed that effective horizon scanning is needed to establish what the pressures on the health service would be in a decade’s time and the need for pharmacy organisations to work together to help shape the future.…
Half of pharmacists say they support assisted dying Exclusive: Results from a survey conducted by The Pharmaceutical Journal have revealed that 54% of pharmacists said they supported assisted dying in principle.…
