FDA fast tracks approval of panobinostat for multiple myeloma The US Food and Drug Administration has fast-tracked the approval of the first histone deacetylase inhibitor to treat patients with multiple myeloma.…
Employ more hospital pharmacists to roll out seven-day NHS in Scotland, says RPS Gaps in pharmaceutical care in hospitals at weekends can’t be filled with existing staffing and resources, says the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…
The way pharmacists work will not changeI wish to comment on Brian Curwain’s letter on the government’s proposal to decriminalise dispensing errors ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2015;294:211). I am not convinced that the decriminalisation of dispensing errors will change the way in which pharmaci…
Complaints about medicines advertising fall by a thirdThe number of complaints about medicines advertising made to the safety regulator fell by a third in 2014, according to official figures released on 24 February 2015.…
Manchester to get full control of its health spendingHealth and social care services in Greater Manchester are preparing to break away from centralised control, following a devolution settlement with the UK government.…
Lorna Fitzsimmons diesOn 17 January 2015, Lorna Fitzsimmons MRPharmS, aged 54, of Flat 2, 12 Simpson Loan, Edinburgh EH3 9GP. Mrs Fitzsimmons registered with the Society in 1983.…
App wins infection control category of NHS Innovation Challenge AwardsA smartphone app that offers up-to-date antibiotic prescribing advice to hospital doctors has won the infection control category in the annual NHS Innovation Challenge Awards.…
Licensing deal will allow paediatric HIV drug to be used more widelyChildren with HIV in developing countries will now have access to generic paediatric formulations of raltegravir following a licence agreement with Merck.…
The prescription charge system is illogical, unfair and morally indefensible Prescription charging is an inequitable tax well past its expiry date, argues Sultan Dajani, treasurer of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and English Pharmacy Board member.…
Pharmacy regulator to review premises ranking system The General Pharmaceutical Council will scrap the ‘satisfactory’ category from community pharmacy premises inspection rankings after concerns that it may be misinterpreted.…