PJ, 20 June 2015, Vol 294, No 7867

Injection of modified cells reduces inflammation in arthritis sufferers

A single injection of a patient’s own modified dendritic cells appears to be safe and to have anti-inflammatory and immunoregulatory effects in rheumatoid arthritis.…

Patients with systemic sclerosis have higher levels of inflammatory gut bacteria

Patients with the autoimmune disorder systemic sclerosis have a unique microbiome pattern in their gut, suggests research presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology.…

Q&A: ‘We should be worried when students are failing to become pharmacists’

As wide variation persists between UK universities’ pass rates for the GPhC registration exam, Stephen Robinson asks English Pharmacy Board member Claire Anderson, professor of social pharmacy at the University of Nottingham, what this means for students and the wider profession.…

Honesty to be considered in fitness to practise assessments

The UK pharmacy regulator the General Pharmaceutical Council has issued guidance to fitness to practise committees when deciding appropriate sanctions for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in particular cases.…

Join the Faculty to prepare for GPhC revalidation, RPS says

Royal Pharmaceutical Society encourages members to start building a Faculty portfolio to get ready for the GPhC’s continuing fitness to practice requirements.…

Qualified person: Lynsey Niblett

Lynsey Niblett MRPharmS, senior quality manager, BCM Specials, was added to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Qualified Person (QP) register on 9 June 2015. Having successfully passed the Joint Professional Bodies’ QP viva, she is eligible to be named as a QP on manu…

Edward Michael Loy dies

On 24 May 2015, Edward Michael Loy, aged 80, of Kenilworth, Warwickshire. Mr Loy registered with the Society in 1958 and left in 2005.    …

John Regan dies

On 22 April 2015, John Regan, known as Jack, aged 84, of Hale Village, Liverpool. Mr Regan registered with the Society in 1955 and left in 2006.…

Low level engagement from members in RPS election needs to be addressed

Once again we have a low voter turnout in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS) English Pharmacy Board election. Being a board member is undoubtedly no easy task and we should all be pleased that there are members willing to undertake this role. Accordingly we should surely give considerati…

Power of Poison review: venomous creatures and poisonous tales

A new exhibition highlights the history, science and fiction of poisons.…