Pharmacists should no longer be at risk of prosecution for dispensing errors New contract between the NHS and community pharmacists in England should hasten change in the criminalisation of dispensing errors.…
Future for pharmacy in Wales should be centred on pharmaceutical carePoliticians in Wales should back a new vision for pharmacy that makes pharmaceutical care a priority. …
The Falsified Medicines Directive: time to get it right The Directive on counterfeit medicines will be complicated to implement and comply with, but it is in everyone’s interest to start thinking about the issues now and get it right first time.…
How trainee pharmacists can be supported through the registration exam Nadia Bukhari, chairwoman of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society pre-registration panel, and panel member Oksana Pyzik, both from UCL School of Pharmacy, describe the support that trainees can access through RPS events.…
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.…
Designated pharmacist to review procedures for trials of cancer drugs Changes to clinical trial procedures for new cancer drugs will prevent duplication, reduce bureaucracy and speed-up patient access to new products.…
Christian Hyelman diesOn 3 September, Christian Hyelman, aged 86, of 38 Chester Place, Lancaster LA1 4HA. Mr Hyelman registered with the Society in 1950 and left in 2011.…
Tuesday 4 November: LondonLocal practice forum event, “Dementia friends and focal point training”, by the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE). 120 The Broadway, Wimbledon London SW19 1RH. Meeting 7.30pm, buffet 7pm. Book via the RPS website.…
Joy AdamsonI first met Joy over 40 years ago when we were pre-registration trainees at Newcastle General Hospital, and we remained friends ever since. After a spell with Boots, the majority of Joy’s career was as manager of Centrepharm in North Tyneside. This was one of the first pharmacies t…
Edna Florence Farley diesOn 3 October, Edna Florence Farley, aged 97, of 37 Sudley Gardens, Bognor Regis, West Sussex PO21 1HY. Mrs Farley registered in 1938 and left the Society in 2007.…
