PJ, 4 October 2014, Vol 293, No 7830

There will not be enough pre-registration places for all students

In the recent coverage of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society conference in The Pharmaceutical Journal, there was a focus on the need to manage the number of students studying pharmacy in order to resolve the oversupply of pharmacists (online, 7 September 2014). The British Pharmaceutic…

We need to embrace science more positively

Two items attracted my attention in a recent issue of The Pharmaceutical Journal. The first was the report on the development of advanced clinical academic training of pharmacists “which will support the advancement of a relatively small cohort of pharmacist each year… to the overall be…

Access to medicines is a global struggle

A range of measures can be employed to improve access to medicines in developing countries, but there is no simple solution.…

Getting our priorities correct

English Pharmacy Board Chairman Dave Branford looks at the challenges of setting priorities in such a diverse profession as pharmacy.…

Increasing paediatric medicines research in the European Union

Paediatrician Dirk Mentzer, chairman of the Paediatric Committee of the European Medicines Agency, explains what can be done to promote research into medicines used by children in the European Union.…

Anticonvulsant lamotrigine could have antibiotic promise, researchers suggest

Researchers have found that some bacteria cannot create a complete ribosome in the presence of lamotrigine.…

A visual guide to the Ebola virus epidemic

As the 2014 Ebola virus epidemic continues to escalate, we chart the latest epidemiological data alongside an insight into the pathology of Ebola virus disease and the biological processes being targeted by drug and vaccine developers.…

David Plumb

David Plumb was an exceptional pharmacist — he was the consummate professional. I have known David for over 30 years as a very good friend and a man of extraordinary talents. David graduated from Manchester with honours in 1965, a very special time as he met his delightful wife Marg…

Only a quarter of children on ADHD drugs given psychotherapy in the United States

New research suggests that few children in the United States taking ADHD medication are also receiving psychotherapy.…

Tuesday 14 October: Cheshire

Local practice forum event, “Managing Medicines in Dementia”, by Jennifer Southern, senior pharmacist for mental health at Cheshire Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The Blue Cap, Chester Road, Sandiway, Northwich CW8 2DN. Meeting 8pm. Book via the RPS website.…