PJ, 20/27 December 2014, Vol 293, No 7841/2

2014: The Pharmaceutical Journal’s news in review

Looking back at some of the biggest news stories from the past year. …

Targeting disease in the developing world

A new report by the Access to Medicine Index finds that pharmaceutical companies influence access to medicines in developing countries through the development of innovative and adapted products, operating equitable pricing strategies and building local capacity.…

Highlights of CPD and learning in 2014

Try our clinical quiz, taken from this year’s learning articles, and check your knowledge of subjects ranging from Ebola to QT syndrome.…

The coevolution of our content and pharmacy

The changes to The Pharmaceutical Journal’s content mirror the changes occuring in pharmacy practice.…

The European Medicines Agency still has a way to go towards clinical trial transparency

Loopholes in the new policy on publishing clinical study reports from the European Medicines Agency need to be closed.…

We need a united effort to tackle antibiotic resistance

Pharmacists must work with local GPs to encourage prudent antimicrobial prescribing, says Jocelyn Parkes, director of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Wales.…

Q&A: Ebola pioneer looks to the future of drug development

Microbiologist Peter Piot helped discover the Ebola virus in 1976. Now director and professor of global health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, he shares his thoughts on the current Ebola epidemic and describes some of the challenges in bringing new medicines for neglected dise…

Medicinal uses for slugs and snails and puppy dogs

‘What the apothecary ordered: questionable cures through the ages’, edited by Caroline Rance.…

Robert Blyth (1921–2014)

Douglas Simpson highlights the achievements of Robert Blyth, former editor of The Pharmaceutical Journal, who maintained strong editorial authority for a quarter of a century.…

A battleground between public health and disease

‘Dirty old London: the Victorian fight against filth’, by Lee Jackson.…