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Deane & Co. Dispensing Chemist, circa 1911

A photograph of Deane & Co. — a London pharmacy once used by students attending the Gordon Hall School of Pharmacy for Women.…

Welsh Election 2021: creating a platform for pharmacy

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Wales is doing “all it can” to amplify the voice of pharmacy to influence political party manifestos in the run up to the 2021 elections.…

National Pharmacy Board Elections 2021: information for candidates

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has published information for candidates who are standing for election to the national pharmacy boards in 2021. Nominations for the 2021 elections will open on 11 March 2021. The information for candidates, as well as further details of the National Pha…

RPS Wales joins other bodies in calling for government action on health inequalities

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Wales is among health organisations who have called on the Welsh government to reduce health inequalities.…

Call for Society Fellowship nominations

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society Panel of Fellows will be holding their next meeting in May 2021. Nominations for Society Fellowship must be received by the Secretary of the Panel of Fellows by 21 April 2021 to be considered at this meeting. Nominations need to be made by a current member of the …

Long service of members

The Pharmaceutical Journal is marking long service of members by publishing the names of members and Fellows of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society who reached 50, 60 or 70 years of continuous membership in 2020. Members wishing to have their contact details forwarded to any of these people sho…

Oral poliomyelitis vaccine, 1960s

An example of an oral attenuated live-virus vaccine pack, developed by Albert Sabin.…

RPS backs changes to interval between COVID-19 vaccination doses

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society says that the government’s updated vaccination strategy “will protect a greater number of people from COVID-19 disease”.…

RPS launches 180-year anniversary celebrations with a new online history resource

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society will be celebrating its 180th anniversary with a museum showcase and an exploration of the importance of women in pharmacy, among other things.…

Free access to pharmacy journals under five-year deal with Oxford University Press

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has announced a groundbreaking partnership with Oxford University Press to give its members free access to a portfolio of research in pharmacy, pharmacology and the pharmaceutical sciences.…