PJ, March 2017, Vol 298, No 7899

Pharmacy organisations in the UK: a complicated web

Pharmacy is a diverse profession and this is reflected in the wide variety of organisations that can represent the interests of pharmacists, pharmacy owners, trainees and students.…

Pharmacy organisations in the UK: a complicated web

Pharmacy is a diverse profession and this is reflected in the wide variety of organisations that can represent the interests of pharmacists, pharmacy owners, trainees and students.…

New urgent drug supply scheme adds a layer of difficulty

The new urgent medicines supply service takes the load off out-of-hours GP services, but adds bureaucracy for patients and pharmacists.…

Room for improvement with the new community pharmacy urgent medicine supply scheme

The new urgent medicine supply scheme from NHS England requires more thought and revision.…

How to support cancer patients in community pharmacies

Every community pharmacy team will come into contact with cancer patients or their family members. This article aims to provide community pharmacists and healthcare professionals with the tools to be able to speak confidently to patients with cancer and summarises the useful resources available.…

Understanding irritable bowel syndrome: bugs, brains and leaky barriers

Research indicates that there are multiple causes for the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, and that most of them may involve the microbiome.…

PDA launches judicial review over GPhC standards for pharmacy professionals

The Pharmacists’ Defence Association has launched a judicial review against the General Pharmaceutical Council over its draft standards for pharmacy professionals, which the union has criticised in the past.…

Why legal action is not the best way to address the community pharmacy funding crisis in England

As pharmacy contractors in England suffer budget cuts and their leaders instigate legal action, Northern Ireland pharmacy contractor Terry Maguire argues why this might not be a good idea and what English contractors might learn from their Celtic cousins.…

European Medicines Agency announces first public hearing to gather evidence for valproate safety review

Members of the public are being invited to speak about their experiences of an epilepsy drug as part of a safety review by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).…

Combining NSAIDs with misoprostol may reduce risk of cardiovascular side effects

Patients taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and misoprostol, a drug commonly used to prevent and treat stomach ulcers, have a lower risk of having a serious cardiovascular event compared with patients taking NSAIDs alone, according to new research.…