RPS reports deficit following period of investment The Royal Pharmaceutical Society says financial position remains ‘very strong’.…
Stop illicit tobacco trade The international community must step up and conclude a protocol that could clamp down on tobacco sales outside the regulated supply chain.…
Pharmaceutical fakes: a dangerous pandemic A unified authentication system is needed to combat the massive trade in counterfeit medicines. …
New government must keep its word on the NHS The new UK government’s ambitions for a seven-day NHS will need more than a cash injection and unprecedented efficiency savings.…
Chris McGuigan: driving drug development Chris McGuigan, chairman of the Life Sciences Hub Wales, discusses the business side of research, his proudest invention and what the future holds for innovation in Wales.…
Useful revision aid for the registration assessment ‘Registration exam questions IV’, edited by Nadia Bukhari.…
Medical marijuana study fails to show benefit on behavioural symptoms of dementia Researchers recommend further study of oral tetrahydrocannabinol as a therapy for neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia patients.…
Pass rates for GPhC registration exam vary between universities Pass rates for the General Pharmaceutical Council’s registration assessment vary widely across UK schools of pharmacy, and the gap has widened over the past four years.…
Mathematical model calculates odds of resistance developing during antibiotic treatment Researchers have developed a mathematical model to calculate the odds of resistance developing during antibiotic treatment, and used the data to identify optimal antibiotic sequences.…
‘Yes’ to preventing type 1 diabetesI read with excitement Debbie Andalo’s piece about administering oral insulin to children at risk of developing type 1 diabetes ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2015;29 4:472) but was somewhat baffled by Victoria Ruszala’s comment: “Would you wa…
