PJ, August 2018, Vol 301, No 7916

‘You Dirty Boy!’, 1800s

Alongside medicines, pharmacists have also historically sold other products such as perfumes, cosmetics, and toiletries.…

Deaths: Joseph Trevor Solomon

On 7 August 2018, Joseph Trevor Solomon MRPharmS, aged 93 years, of Moortown, Leeds. Mr Solomon registered with the Society in 1951.…

Pharmacy contracts: where the money goes

Funding for the national community pharmacy contracts in England, Scotland and Wales is distributed differently. Here is a breakdown of how the three countries fund pharmacy services.…

Stockpiles, shortages and supply chains: what a no-deal Brexit might mean for pharmacy

Fears of a no-deal Brexit impacting the UK’s drugs supply have been growing for some time, since the then health and social care secretary, Jeremy Hunt, admitted in January 2018 that the supply of some cancer drugs could be disrupted if the UK leaves the EU at the end of March 2019 with n…

Thrush: detection and management in community pharmacy

Pharmacists can provide treatment and advice for this common yeast infection.…

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Let’s be honest about the new medicine service

We need to be sure whether the community pharmacy service works or not before expanding it to new patients.…

Paul Bennett: ‘Pharmacy has a strong and vibrant future’

After a year as chief executive of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Paul Bennett reflects on his first 12 months in office and the Society’s plans moving forward.…

The public must be warned about the dangers of the online medicines free-for-all

The government needs to take action to stop prescription drugs, including opioids and slimming tablets, being obtained from online pharmacies that can avoid regulation.…

BMA warns of ‘catastrophic’ effect on health of no-deal Brexit

A no-deal Brexit could be a “catastrophe” for NHS services and workforce, patients and the health of the nation, the British Medical Association has warned.…

Preparing for the big biologic switch

With blockbuster biologic adalimumab coming off patent in October 2018, pharmacists should be ready to switch patients to the best-value biologic as alternatives become available.…