Museum treasures: Lapis judaicus, from the Burges Collection of materia medica, 1745–1807 An ancient treatment for urinary disorders.…
RPS calls on government to do more to tackle health inequalities The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has co-signed a letter to prime minister Boris Johnson outlining why a cross-government strategy would strengthen the new Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, due to launch on 1 October 2021.…
RPS declares a climate and ecological emergency The Royal Pharmaceutical Society will commit to leading the pharmacy profession by considering sustainability in its future policies, working practices and decision-making.…
Depression omitted from new medicine service extension despite increase in antidepressant prescribing during pandemic The new medicine service has been expanded to cover 16 therapeutic conditions but depression, and its associated use of antidepressants, has not been included.…
Cheryl Way: ‘Sometimes, we need to give ourselves a good talking to’ The chair of the Welsh Pharmacy Board on avoiding burnout, independent prescribing and what she would like to see happen in pharmacy post-COVID.…
Combined paracetamol and ibuprofen tablets reclassified to general sale despite concerns Concerns from pharmacy representatives include that patients may confuse the dosage of Nuromol with paracetamol and that the number of interactions with pharmacists will be reduced.…
Minister urged to block takeover of inhaler manufacturer by tobacco firm The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has written to the government to express its concerns around the proposed takeover of inhaler manufacturer Vectura by tobacco company Philip Morris International.…
Call for Society Fellowship nominationsThe Panel of Fellows will be holding their next meeting in November 2021. Nominations for Society Fellowship must be received by the Secretary of the Panel of Fellows by 21 October 2021 to be considered at this meeting. Nominations need to be made by a current member of the Society and supported …
Claire Anderson: ‘What you see is what you get with me’ The new president of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society discusses her vision for pharmacy, including sustainability, pharmacists as prescribers and promoting wellbeing.…
Trainees told to wait until November 2021 to retake registration exam after technical problems The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has written to the pharmacy regulator to ask for a "fairer solution" for affected candidates.…
