PJ, April 2020, Vol 304, No 7936

Could chloroquine be effective against COVID-19?

Open access article The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has made this article free to access in order to help healthcare professionals stay informed about an issue of national importance. To learn more about coronavirus, please visit: https://www.rpharms.com/resources/pharmacy-guides…

Stopping the spread: ending the resurgence of gonorrhoea

Incidence of sexually transmitted infections is increasing and antimicrobial resistance is adding fuel to the fire, particularly in the case of gonorrhoea. In response, researchers are working on three major strategies to help reduce its spread and maintain susceptibility to antibiotics.…

Emergency funding for COVID-19 not enough to prevent pharmacy closures, trade body warns

Emergency COVID-19 funding for community pharmacies may not be enough to prevent closures, pharmacy bodies have said, after the government promised £300m in advance payments for pharmacies.…

Royal Pharmaceutical Society AGM: 29 April 2020

The 2020 Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) will still be taking place. The AGM will be held via Webex on 29 April 2020: https://events.rpharms.com/AGM2020/ All RPS Members are welcome to join.  Submitting motions All RPS Members …

Providing medicines adherence support to areas of high deprivation in England: community pharmacists’ experience

Semi-structured interviews assessing pharmacists’ experiences of providing interventions, products and services that support medicines adherence.…

Community pharmacists will have access to NHS staff testing for COVID-19

Community pharmacists will be able to access testing for COVID-19 as part of a government drive to get frontline NHS staff, who are currently self-isolating, back to work.…

Notice — 2020 National Pharmacy Board elections

The process for elections to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) National Pharmacy Boards for 2020 was launched on 13 March 2020, with the opening of nominations. These are due to close on 3 April 2020. However, as the COVID-19 pandemic is now established in the UK, there is consid…

Could currently used vaccines protect against COVID-19?

Data published earlier in 2020 suggest that children are at lower risk of experiencing severe symptoms and mortality from COVID-19, as well as suggesting that risk seems to increase with age[1] ,[2] . I have a hypothesis that could explain this: children are being protected b…

Promoting antibiotic guardians in India

English Pharmacy Board member Mahendra Patel on sharing the antimicrobial stewardship message across India, with students and younger pharmacists at the vanguard.…

Supermarkets urged to include pharmacists in NHS shopping hours

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has written to the major supermarket chains urging them to ensure that pharmacists can access dedicated shopping times for NHS workers.…