PJ, January 2019, Vol 302, No 7921

Pharmacy sector ‘deploying all necessary resources’ to prevent Brexit medicines shortages, as government deal voted down

Following the historic parliamentary defeat of the government’s Brexit withdrawal agreement, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has said it is “deploying all necessary resources” to ensure patients do not run short of medicines when the UK leaves the EU.…

Opioid prescribing highest in more deprived regions of England, study shows

Opioid prescribing in general practice is highest in the North West of England and the East Midlands, mirroring general geographical health inequalities, a study published in the International Journal of Drug Policy has found.…

Deaths: Jean Hetherington

On 2 January 2019, Jean Hetherington (formerly Wadge), aged 85, of Bramhope, Leeds. Mrs Hetherington began her career as a hospital pharmacist in County Durham, before moving to Sheffield. On her marriage to Colin, the couple moved to Wakefield and then to Leeds where Mrs Hetherington …

Data on NHS medicinal cannabis prescribing expected by end of March 2019

NHS England is monitoring the prescribing of cannabis-based products for medicinal use, with the first data expected by the end of March 2019, health minister Steve Brine says.…

Palliative Care Formulary now available on MedicinesComplete

The Palliative Care Formulary is now available on MedicinesComplete, following the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s acquisition of its publisher, PalliativeDrugs.com, in August 2018.…

Deaths: Ian Domville

On 21 May 2018, Ian Domville MRPharms, aged 66 years, of Ormskirk, Lancashire. Mr Domville registered with the Society in 1978.…

Pharmacy Schools Council expresses concern over GPhC education proposals

“Appropriate funding” and enhanced quality assurance of preregistration providers is necessary for greater integration between academic study and practical preregistration experience for pharmacists in training to be successful, the Pharmacy Schools Council (PhSC) has warned.…

Jeremy Macdonald: ‘The data we collect are critical to understanding how people are using our services’

Jeremy Macdonald speaks to The Pharmaceutical Journal about his newly expanded role and how his team uses technology to understand and respond to the needs of Royal Pharmaceutical Society members.…

A day in the life of an industry marketing manager

Pharmacist Chris Maguire details a typical day as a marketing manager for a medical technology company.…

NHS England offers to fund doubling of PrEP trial

NHS England has said it will fund the doubling of the size of its trial of the HIV prevention drug PrEP to provide an additional 13,000 patients with the drug.…