Understanding the pharmacy workforce The pick of the latest academic papers from Parastou Donyai, chief scientist at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…
Tell us about your salary and working conditions Calling all pharmacists! Please take part in our short survey, which should take no more than ten minutes to complete.…
Pharmacy prescribing service expected to launch in north west England from July 2023 Exclusive: NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board hopes to launch a pharmacy independent prescribing pilot service in the summer of 2023.…
Brenda Richardson (1936–2023)On 8 March 2023, Brenda Richardson, aged 86 years, of Newton Ferrers, Plymouth. Ms Richardson registered with the Society in 1958 and remained a member until her death.…
Lessons community pharmacy could learn from the junior doctors’ strike The Pharmaceutical Journal's health policy columnist considers what pharmacists can take from the junior doctors' approach to industrial action.…
Pharmacists face pressure to work ‘outside their scope of practice’ during doctors’ strike, says union Exclusive: The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists said it has heard that pharmacists are having to "work extended hours and take on additional roles outside their scope of practice" during the junior doctors' strike.…
Switching patients from IV to oral antimicrobials IV antimicrobials are important for the effective treatment of infection but there are many benefits to timely switching to oral formulations. This article explains why switching is important, when switches should be considered and how to improve implementation.…
Community pharmacies spending twice as much time managing medicines shortages as last year Pharmacy staff are spending an average of 11 hours per week on medicines procurement in 2023, double the 5.3 hours they reported in the previous year, a survey has revealed.…
Weight-loss drug semaglutide recommended for use in teenagers in Europe Wegovy has been recommended for use in adolescents aged 12 years and over with obesity and a body weight above 60kg.…
‘A global outlier’: how drug firms are fighting back against UK tax increases With the UK tax on net sales of branded medicines quadrupling over the past three years, medicine manufacturers warn it will affect access to new drugs and are threatening to withdraw — but are these empty threats?…