Deaths: William Bruce MitchellOn 1 December 2015, William Bruce Mitchell MRPharmS, aged 77, of York, north Yorkshire. Mr Mitchell registered with the Society in 1961. …
Deaths: Patricia RushOn 1 November 2015, Patricia Rush, aged 91, of Hove, East Sussex. Mrs Rush registered with the Society in 1945 and left in 2006. …
Community pharmacy faces £170m cut to contractual funding Government sets out proposed 6% funding cut to contract in 2016–2017 alongside push to drive efficiencies in sector.…
Smoking cessation services will not be bound by e-cigarette advertising restrictions Pharmacists running smoking cessation services in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will still be able to promote the option of e-cigarettes under new European advertising rules coming into force in 2016.…
SSRI antidepressant use in pregnancy linked to autism in children The use of antidepressants by women during the second or third trimester of pregnancy is associated with an 87% increased risk of autism spectrum disorders in their children, study finds. …
World’s first vaccine against the Dengue virus approved in Mexico The first vaccine in the world to prevent the dengue virus has been approved for use in Mexico, the country’s drugs regulator has announced.…
Contraceptive implant linked to repeat abortion Women who use a contraceptive implant are more likely to have a repeat abortion than those using certain birth control methods, a UK study suggests.…
FDA approves ‘cooling cap’ to reduce hair loss during chemotherapy A cap that cools the scalp to reduce hair loss (alopecia) in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer has been cleared for marketing by the US Food and Drug Administration.…
E-cigarettes will not cure people from nicotine addictionLouise Ross urges us to stop scaremongering about e-cigarettes ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2015;295:327). She is a manager in a smoking cessation service and I can see why she says this. However, the development and marketing of e-cigarettes is not solely about smoki…
Seasons may affect immune system activity A new gene study suggests there may be an increase in inflammatory chemicals during winter, which can protect against infection but could also make the body more vulnerable to other chronic diseases.…
