Medicines regulator warns over unlicensed blood plasma productAn unlicensed medicine sold via European websites and which claims to treat HIV, cancer and autism, contains blood plasma never intended for human use.…
Hospital drug shortages are just as important as primary shortagesI found your feature on medicines shortages interesting ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2015;294:109). As a former medicines procurement specialist pharmacist and past chairman of the Pharmaceutical Market Support Group (PMSG), I have spent much of the latter part of my career working …
Monday 23 February: South YorkshireLocal practice forum event, ’Alcohol Misuse Update’. The Quadrant, 99 Parkway Avenue, Sheffield S9 4WG. Event 7.30pm, buffet 6.45pm. Book via sec2015@srblpf.org.uk.…
Tuesday 21 April: South Yorkshire and HumberLocal practice forum, ’An update on new treatments for COPD’. Aagrah restaurant, Great North Road, Woodlands, Doncaster DN6 7RA. Event 7.30pm, buffet 6.45pm. Book via sec2015@dashlpf.org.uk.…
Electrolytes in cardiology How potassium, magnesium, sodium and calcium imbalances can lead to serious heart complications.…
UK government accepts recommendations for reforming regulation of healthcare professionals The UK government has broadly accepted the Law Commissions’ recommendations for reforming the regulation of healthcare professionals across the UK.…
NHS needs ‘radical’ changes in service provision, say MPsThe NHS is financially unsustainable unless there is a “radical” change in the way that services are provided, according to the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee.…
AstraZeneca’s CRISPR collaborations aim to identify drug targetsAstraZeneca has announced four research collaborations that will use CRISPR, a pioneering genome-editing technique, to identify and validate potential drug targets.…
Improving service provision by engaging patients as a healthcare consultant Pharmacist Mark Duman helps organisations improve their services and products by involving patients and the public. He advocates sharing knowledge with patients to help them make informed choices about their healthcare.…
Can a lemon ever taste sweet?Pam Mason explains why the flavour of what you have just eaten can change the flavour of what you eat next.…
