Deaths: David John MannersOn 29 May 2016, David John Manners MRPharmS, aged 86, of Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Mr Manners registered with the Society in 1953.…
What will happen to science and research post-Brexit?Respecting the decision of UK voters to leave the European Union (EU), it is crucial that British scientists maintain healthy and productive collaborations with our European colleagues, and continue to build the strongest science within the broader international community. The British Pharmaco…
Tribute to Bernard HardistyWe were sorry to read of Bernard’s death. We first met Bernard in the late 1970s when we began educating pharmacists about recognising signs and symptoms which allowed them to differentiate major illnesses requiring referral to a doctor, from minor problems which could be treated and monitored by…
Members should decide who the next RPS president isPerhaps the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) would like to explain to its members the thought processes behind the decision to remove the current president. It is exactly this type of “behind closed door” decision making that has landed our politicians in hot water. And surely if polit…
Nurofen TV advertisement banned by advertising watchdog The advertising watchdog has banned a TV advertisement for one of the UK’s biggest painkiller brands, Nurofen, because it falsely claims that the product could specifically target joint and back pain.…
Astellas UK suspended from ABPI following ‘deception on a grand scale’ Astellas UK’s membership of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry has been suspended for a year following complaints about a meeting organised for 100 clinicians in Europe that broke the industry’s code of practice.…
Campaign against community pharmacy cuts garners support from other sectors Ten non-pharmacy organisations have signed a joint letter to the health secretary opposing the government’s proposals to cut the community pharmacy budget in England.…
Brexit could cause ‘significant’ delays in getting new drugs to patients, industry warns The UK pharmaceutical industry association has warned that if the UK adopts a stand-alone medicines licensing system following the referendum vote to leave the EU, there could be significant delays to patients receiving new drugs.…
Apixaban more effective than warfarin regardless of polypharmacy The oral anticoagulant apixaban is consistently more effective than warfarin for patients with atrial fibrillation regardless of the number of other drugs they take, a study has found. …
Drone flies abortion pills to Northern Ireland to highlight its abortion laws A drone carrying abortion pills landed in Northern Ireland on 21 June 2016 as part of a stunt organised to highlight the strict abortion laws in the province.…
