PJ, 19 July 2014, Vol 293, No 7819

Why some antibiotics should be avoided with milk

8 July 2014: The Daily Mail looked at how milk reacts with antibiotics as part of a series of articles about foods that can stop medicines from working properly. Neal Patel, RPS spokesperson, said: “Calcium in milk binds with the antibiotic and this change means it cannot get into the bl…

Shaping a pharmacist’s formative years

Pharmacists undertaking postgraduate diplomas need adequate support throughout the course, and tutors should be familiar with practice-based assessment.…

Leading clinical practice

Consultant pharmacists Stephen Tomlin and Mark Gilchrist describe some of the topics to be covered in the “Leading clinical practice” stream at the RPS Annual Conference 2014.…

Bedaquiline in multi-drug resistant tuberculosis

The first new anti-tuberculosis drug since 1967 could revolutionise therapy and tackle resistant strains.…

Pharmacy staff advice improves patient knowledge

Talking to patients about antibiotics as their medicines are dispensed improves their knowledge more than just distributing a leaflet on the topic.…

Letrozole shows promise as infertility treatment

Letrozole associated with higher live-birth and ovulation rates among infertile women compared with clomifene. …

Vaccine shows promise against dengue

A recombinant vaccine against the mosquito-borne disease has shown efficacy in a phase III randomised clinical trial.…