Opinion William Charles Evans (1924–2018) Author of Trease and Evans’ Pharmacognosy, a seminal text on the chemistry and uses of medicinal plants, William Charles Evans was a prolific researcher and educator throughout his 60-year career.…Published: 16 May 2018
Opinion William Martindale Darling (1934 – 2017) Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s youngest president and longest-serving Council member was also known for bringing the voice of pharmacy to the highest levels of government.…Published: 14 August 2017
Opinion Peter Noyce (1946-2017) A visionary leader who drove pharmacy practice forward but always had time to mentor others, he was known as the most effective pharmacist of his generation.…Published: 21 June 2017
Opinion Thomas Geoffrey Booth (1928-2016) Thomas Geoffrey Booth, past president of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, founded the UK’s first department of pharmacy practice.…Published: 1 December 2016
News Kirit Patel, ‘giant of independent community pharmacy’, dies aged 66 years Kirit Patel, co-founder and chief executive of the Day Lewis Group of high street pharmacies, has died suddenly on 16 July 2016 at the age of 66 years.…Published: 18 July 2016
Opinion Joel Elkes (1913–2015) A pioneer of neuropsychopharmacology, Joel Elkes’ research on the drug chlorpromazine helped revolutionise the treatment of those with psychotic illness.…Published: 27 January 2016
Opinion Sir Gordon Hobday (1916–2015) Research chemist Sir Gordon Hobday was instrumental in the development of the anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen and had a long career at Boots before becoming chairman.…Published: 31 July 2015
Opinion Jean Lindenmann (1924–2015) Scientist Jean Lindenmann helped discover interferon, which is used to treat a variety of diseases.…Published: 3 March 2015
Opinion Merton Sandler (1926-2014) Merton Sandler was fascinated by investigative medicine and was a passionate researcher, who would often use himself as a test subject.…Published: 19 December 2014
Opinion Robert Blyth (1921–2014) Douglas Simpson highlights the achievements of Robert Blyth, former editor of The Pharmaceutical Journal, who maintained strong editorial authority for a quarter of a century.…Published: 16 December 2014
