PJ, 21 February 2015, Vol 294, No 7850

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

The election scheme for the 2015 election provides for four places on the Scottish Pharmacy Board for members or Fellows who work or live wholly or mainly in Scotland. The eligibility criteria are set out below. Nominations for candidates in the Scottish Pharmacy Board election must …

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

The election scheme for the 2015 election provides for four places on the Welsh Pharmacy Board for members or Fellows who work or live wholly or mainly in Wales. Of the four places, three are to be allocated as follows: One for a member or Fellow whose substantive practi…

Tizanidine interactions

Careful titration of the skeletal muscle relaxant tizanidine is required to avoid dose-related hypotension, and its serum levels can be increased by drugs that inhibit CYP1A2.…

Stroke campaigns focus on helping patients reduce risks

Community pharmacists in Wales are warning patients that high blood pressure, irregular heart beat or atrial fibrillation can increase their risk of stroke.…

Breast cancer drug palbociclib gets expedited approval in United States

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved palbociclib (Ibrance; Pfizer) for advanced (metastatic) breast cancer under its accelerated approval programme.…

Bestway rebrands Co-operative pharmacies as ‘Well’ and reveals business plans

Bestway, the new owners of The Co-operative Pharmacy, has announced a £200m investment plan with a target of 220 more premises in the next three years.…

Regulator set to develop guidance for pharmacist prescribers

The General Pharmaceutical Council is considering producing its own guidance for pharmacist prescribers as it expects the role to develop.…

Interim report reveals ‘positive outcomes’ from Welsh common ailment service

Conjunctivitis, vaginal thrush, hay fever and head lice have been the conditions treated most often through the Welsh common ailment service.…

Providing medicines information for community, hospital and the pharmaceutical industry

Medicines information pharmacists provide a specialist service across community and hospital pharmacy, as well as within the pharmaceutical industry. What does the role involve and what skills do you need to do it?…

Drug withdrawal delays are causing avoidable deaths, investigation finds

The average time it has taken for a drug to be withdrawn following deaths attributable to it has remained constant at four years since the middle of the last century.…