GPhC reveals lowest summer registration assessment pass rate for five years The exam results showed a pass rate of 75%, down from the 77% pass rate for the 2023 summer assessment.…
EMA tells countries to prioritise weight loss drugs for patients ‘with greatest need’ A European Medicines Agency steering group has asked member countries to work with marketing authorisation holders to “control and optimise the distribution” of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists.…
Bristol pharmacist given RPS Charter Award Ade Williams received the Charter Award from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society for demonstrating pharmacy’s role in providing comprehensive and affordable healthcare solutions for the community.…
The PJ Pod wins ‘best podcast’ at British Society of Magazine Editors awards Judges at the British Society of Magazine Editors Talent Awards 2024 said The PJ Pod “used the podcast format to bring to life its well-researched investigative journalism for not only its audience, but the wider public too”.…
MMR vaccinations offered at more than 40 community pharmacies until 2025 Exclusive: There will be 43 pharmacies taking part in a scheme in north west England to vaccinate children and young people who have missed one or both doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.…
Making skill mix a reality: the advancing role of pharmacy technicians With pharmacy technicians’ responsibilities in the pharmacy team growing fast, debate around the additional training they need is resurging.…
Serious shortage protocols for clarithromycin reactivated as whooping cough cases rise The protocols were first introduced in 2023, and are now due to expire on 21 June 2024.…
RPS announces results of 2024 national pharmacy board elections Voter participation in England was up by nearly 3 percentage points compared with the 2023 turnout.…
Designated prescribing practitioners in primary care to be funded under ARRS scheme Liz Fidler, senior adviser on pharmacy technicians at NHS England, also announced planned growth in trainee pharmacy technician apprenticeships.…
King Charles III to become patron of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Queen Elizabeth II was patron of the Society from 1953 until her death in 2022.…
