PJ, 11 July 2015, Vol 295, No 7870

Hunt announces intention to display drug costs on packaging

The UK government is to publish the indicative cost of drugs on their packaging, in a move that it hopes will reduce medicines waste and improve adherence.…

David Sackett (1934–2015)

Sackett’s tendency to question conventional therapeutic wisdom made him unpopular among some colleagues, but he leaves behind the important legacy of evidence-based medicine.…

Random audit of pharmacists’ CPD records moves closer following evaluation of GPhC’s ‘call and review’

The introduction of a random audit of pharmacists’ continuing professional development records is looking more likely following an evaluation of the current “call and review” system.…

Urinary tract infection: management in elderly patients

Around 10% of older people, and almost a third of care home residents, develop a urinary tract infection each year.…

Rosemary Tucker dies

On 20 June 2015, Rosemary Tucker, aged 82, of Cowplain, Hampshire. Mrs Tucker registered with the Society in 1953 and left in 2015.  …

Thursday 16 July: RPS Faculty webinar

Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Faculty webinar, ‘The Faculty Uncovered’. All you need to know about working towards the Faculty assessment and becoming a member of the Faculty. Find out what the Faculty is, how it fits and benefits your professional development and recognit…

Qualified person: Mohammed Waqar Mirza

Moha mmed Waqar Mirza SRPharmS, QA officer, Pharmaserve Northwest Ltd, was added to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Qualified Person register on 23 June 2015. Having successfully passed the Joint Professi onal Bodies’ QP viva, he is eligible to be named as a QP on ma…

Saturday 22 – Sunday 23 August: Scottish National Seminar

Royal Pharmaceutic al Society (RPS) Scottish National Seminar, ‘ Pharmacy working together to advance quality in practice’. Stirling Court Hotel, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA. The seminar is free to RPS members. …

Vitamin B12 study hints at a molecular mechanism for acne pathogenesis

Taking vitamin B12 supplements affects the genes expressed by bacteria living on our skin, report researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles in Science Translational Medicine.…

New headquarters ‘will help RPS better support its members’

Society moves into new headquarters in East London, and says it will improve its ability to work on members’ behalf.…