Better utilisation of pharmacists’ skills in care homes will benefit all parties English Pharmacy Board member and professor of social pharmacy at the University of Nottingham calls for better use of pharmacists’ skills as part of a multidisciplinary team in care homes.…
Deaths: David Douglas LaingOn 31 December 2015, David Douglas Laing, aged 60, of Rotherham, Yorkshire. Mr Laing registered with the Society in 1979 and left in 2009. …
Pharmacists say they lack ‘time, confidence and support’ to conduct research NHS pharmacists are reluctant to carry out research because of a lack of confidence, time and support as well as a belief that it is not part of their core work, according to the results of a study published in BMJ Open.…
Q&A: Conducting an Ebola vaccine trial in Guinea in record time John-Arne Røttingen tells his story about the Ebola vaccine trial in Guinea, made possible through an unforeseen international collaboration and elaborates on why further collaboration is needed in the future.…
Ease yourself into the world of pharmacology with this book ‘How drugs work: basic pharmacology for health professionals 4th edition’, by Hugh McGavock.…
Pharmacists recognised in 2016 New Year’s honours list Several pharmacists and former pharmacists have been recognised in the New Year’s honours list, with four being made Officers of the Order of the British Empire.…
How to make the most of your CPD and learning opportunities Pharmacy professionals have to complete continuing professional development (CPD) activities as a requirement to remain on the pharmacy register. How can they best capitalise on these opportunities for learning?…
FDA approves URAT1 inhibitor lesinurad to treat gout A new treatment for gout that blocks the reabsorption of uric acid in the kidneys has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.…
Evidence mounts on benefits of lowering threshold for use of antihypertensives All patients at high risk of heart disease including those with normal blood pressure should be considered eligible for blood pressure-lowering drugs, new research suggests.…
Pharmacists should check hospital discharge letters for children after discrepancies found Medicines information in a third of hospital discharge letters for paediatric patients contained “discrepancies” that were picked up by a pharmacist, according to research published in the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice.…