PJ, February 2018, Vol 300, No 7910

Fewer regulators would simplify healthcare oversight, says the RPS

When cutting the number of healthcare regulators, care must be taken to ensure that each profession receives appropriate regulation…

2018 elections to the National Pharmacy Boards

The Assembly has agreed that members elected to the National Pharmacy Boards in 2018 will take office at 00.01 on the following dates (‘the effective date’): 19 June 2018: Welsh Pharmacy Board 20 June 2018: English Pharmacy Board 3 July 2018: Scottish Pharmacy Boa…

Homeopaths launch campaign to “save homeopathy on the NHS”

The British Homeopathic Association (BHA) has called for a judicial review of what it calls the “fundamentally flawed” process that will prevent homeopathy products being prescribed on the NHS.…

How Nuala Hampson promotes the role of pharmacists working in general practice

Working in general practice has allowed me to develop my clinical knowledge and medicines management skills, says Nuala Hampson.…

Community pharmacists urged to watch for radicalisation among colleagues

Community pharmacists should monitor staff use of pharmacy computers, according to new radicalisation and terrorism prevention guidance produced for the sector.…

EMA recommends seven new medicines for approval across the EU

Seven new medicines are being recommended for approval for use across the European Union following a meeting of the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use.…

Applying pharmacokinetics to clinical practice

Clinical pharmacokinetics, 6th edition, edited by John E Murphy…

How gut bacteria affect our overall health and wellbeing

The clever guts diet: how to revolutionise your body from the inside out, by Michael Mosley…