PJ, 21 February 2015, Vol 294, No 7850

Information sheet helps educate isotretinoin users about effective contraception

Researchers evaluated the impact of an information sheet on contraceptive knowledge in women taking the acne drug isotretinoin.…

Decriminalisation will change the way we work

The proposal in the government consultation ‘Rebalancing Medicines Legislation and Pharmacy Regulation’, which ends on 14 May 2015, is more than welcome. The proposal, if enacted, would end the situation where a single dispensing error was automatically a criminal offence, potentially pr…

Insulin producing cells transplanted into kidneys of diabetic mice

Researchers have created insulin-producing cells and transplanted them successfully into the kidneys of diabetic mice.…

Increase in schools does not reflect demand for pharmacists

I read with interest Barry Shooter’s letter in which he argued that he is still not convinced pharmacy student numbers should be controlled ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2015;294:148). As a postgraduate researcher and a teacher-practitioner who is regularly in touch with undergradua…

Neuroinflammation marker associated with episodes of major depression

Translocator protein density – a marker of neuroinflammation – is higher in the brains of patients experiencing a major depressive episode compared with mentally healthy controls.…

Multiple sclerosis: identification and management

How to treat the symptoms of the most common cause of non-traumatic disability in young adults.…

Pharmacists will no longer face prosecution for honest dispensing errors under UK proposals

Making an inadvertent dispensing error will no longer automatically be considered a criminal prosecution under plans issued by the four health departments across the UK on 12 February 2015.…

Lloydspharmacy offers minor ailments and injuries service in A&E

Lloydspharmacy has established a minor ailments and injuries service in a hospital casualty department in a partnership with the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust in Manchester.…

Early treatment and timely follow-up reduce adverse outcomes for patients with hypertension

Early treatment and timely follow-up of adults with hypertension are important factors in helping to reduce the risks of acute cardiovascular events and death.…

How RPS members can run for election to the English Pharmacy Board in 2015

The election scheme for the 2015 election provides for five places on the English Pharmacy Board for members or Fellows who work or live wholly or mainly in England, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man. The eligibility criteria are set out below. Of the five places, four ar…