A breakdown of the over-the-counter medicines market in Britain in 2016 The over-the-counter medicines market grew by 2.3% during 2016 to reach £2.62bn.…
If you are elected to the RPS pharmacy board, what will be your top two priorities? The results of the RPS national pharmacy board elections are due to be announced at the end of May 2017. In order to get to know this year’s candidates and find out more about what they stand for, The Pharmaceutical Journal asked for responses to two questions. In the first of the tw…
Falsified Medicines Directive: opportunity or obstacle? [8] Details surrounding the UK’s implementation of the Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) have been clouded by the prospect of Brexit. It is now clear that the FMD will go ahead, but there are mixed views as to whether or not it will offer an efficient way to secure the medicines su…
Restricting what is allowed on prescription in England: views from healthcare professionals and patient groups We ask healthcare professionals across primary care and patient groups for their thoughts on NHS England’s decision to review what GPs are allowed to prescribe.…
Preparing our future pharmacistsThe profession is undergoing uncertainty and change but this represents an opportunity for us to promote and embed new ways of working. For these new roles to be sustainable in the long term there needs to be access to high quality education and training for pharmacists at all stages of their …
It’s RPS national board election time again Alex MacKinnon, interim chief executive of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, makes a plea for members to use their vote in the 2017 national board elections.…
Drug regulation in the UK: risks and opportunities post-Brexit While the implications of Brexit on drug regulation in the UK are largely unknown, the government needs to consider its options quickly to avoid delaying public access to important medicine.…
Deaths: Maureen Frances GilmourOn 5 March 2017, Mrs Maureen Frances Gilmour, aged 82, of Steyning, West Sussex. Mrs Gilmour registered with the Society in 1956 and left in 1998.…
Could big data be the future of pharmacy? The information gleaned from vast amounts of data presents a promising way to maximise the value of medicines, from identifying poor adherence to improving quality of prescribing. Projects in both the UK and the United States are doing just that.…
Gething confirms community pharmacy funding for Wales The total value of the community pharmacy contract in Wales will remain at £144.3m for the 2017–2018 financial year, health secretary Vaughan Gething has reaffirmed.…
