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More than 650 sign-ups to RPS Inclusion and Wellbeing Pledge in its first week

Since its launch on 9 June 2021, more than 650 organisations and individuals have signed the pledge, including pharmacy multiple Boots.…

Pharmacy sector invited to sign RPS Inclusion and Wellbeing Pledge

Pharmacy teams, managers and organisations are being invited to sign the pledge, which is part of the Society's five-year 'Inclusion and Diversity Strategy'.…

Dual action ibuprofen and paracetamol tablets should not be moved to general sale, RPS says

In its response to a public consultation, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society says moving painkiller Nuromol to the general sales list may lead to patients confusing it with paracetamol and taking a higher dose than instructed.…

Tribute: Melvin Edgar Wood

I would like to pay tribute to my dear friend, colleague and mentor who sadly passed away on 4 March 2021 after a long illness. Mr Wood has played a very important part in my life and career, as he has for my whole family. He was an innovative, passionate and compassionate community pharmacist wh…

Melvin Edgar Wood (1939–2021)

On 4 March 2021, Melvin Edgar Wood, aged 81 years, of Bolton, Greater Manchester. Mr Wood was a former member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…

John Morris (1933–2021)

On 13 May 2021, John Morris MRPharmS, aged 87 years, of Northampton. Mr Morris registered with the Society in 1958.…

New Society Fellows

In accordance with the powers vested in it, the panel of Fellows appointed under Section 4 of the Society’s regulations has designated the following 22 members as Fellows of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society for Distinction in the Profession of Pharmacy: Alison Margaret AstlesMatthew Dyer Barcla…

RPS annual general meeting 2021

At the Royal Pharmaceutical Society 2021 annual general meeting, Paul Bennett, chief executive of the Society, reflected on 2020 and the organisation's financial position was outlined.…

Tribute: John Morris

My father became a member of the then Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain in 1958, having qualified as a pharmaceutical chemist in Portsmouth, Hampshire. He then joined multiple pharmacy chain Boots, working initially in retail pharmacies within his hometown of Bournemouth before moving on to mo…

Museum treasures: Robinson & Sons Gamgee tissue pneumonia jacket, 1940–1953

A chest covering made of Gamgee tissue wound dressing.…