Opinion Mind-expanding exploration at London’s Kew Gardens The Intoxication Season, Mind Altering Plants and Fungi at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, ran from 20 September to 12 October 2014.…Published: 15 October 2014
News Union representing hospital pharmacists hopes strike will force government to rethink pay deal The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists hopes the UK government will reconsider the terms of the 2014 pay deal after NHS strike action.…Published: 13 October 2014
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
News Annual national flu vaccination programme kicks off in EnglandFour-year-old children in England are being offered a free influenza vaccination on the NHS for the first time as part of the annual national programme.…Published: 6 October 2014
Opinion How do the Conservatives view pharmacy? Sibby Buckle shares her thoughts from the Conservative Party conference…Published: 3 October 2014
Opinion Cancer drug fund top-up highlights value and price of innovation Extra money for the Cancer Drugs Fund is welcome, giving treatment options to patients with cancers previously considered untreatable, while NICE must be in a position to influence future decisions.…Published: 4 September 2014
News Encouraging medicines optimisation The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has launched a set of briefings describing how you can encourage patients with specific conditions to get the most out of their medicines. Here, you can find articles describing the briefings and everything else The Pharmaceutical Journal has to offer about Medicines…Published: 7 June 2014
News Appraisal at a senior levelJonathan Burton tells Jeff Mills how he is sharing his experience of RPS Faculty assessment with his pharmacy employees…Published: 4 June 2014
News “Hidden factors” behind antibiotics and asthma linkAnalysis of a long-term study suggests that the association between antibiotic use in infancy and an increased risk of developing asthma — or exacerbating an existing condition — may not be a simple causal link.…Published: 19 May 2014
News Clinical research: see it, do it, lead itPavitar Gandham and colleagues at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust explain what it is like to be some of the first pharmacists to become NIHR trainee research fellows…Published: 7 May 2014