PJ, July 2017, Vol 299, No 7903

How to identify and manage ‘problem’ excipients in medicines for children

Children may be exposed to potentially harmful excipients, essential components of drug formulations, through unlicensed and off-label use of adult medicines. Excipient exposure should be minimised, although a medicine containing a problem excipient may be indicated, but only after a caref…

Pharmacy bodies express concerns over GPhC revalidation proposals

General Pharmaceutical Council suggestions on revalidating pharmacists not robust enough to improve patient safety, says RPS.…

Welsh Pharmacy Board meeting: 20 June 2017

RPS Wales is to join the Welsh Government group drawing up the national dementia strategy and has been invited to give oral evidence on the use of anti-psychotic medication in care homes. The RPS in Wales continues to promote the full integration of pharmacy into all care models.…

English Pharmacy Board meeting: 22 June 2017

Members of the English Pharmacy Board got together at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society London headquarters for the third  meeting of 2017, which took place on 22 June 2017.…

Survey now open: how do pharmacists support antimicrobial stewardship?

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) is seeking real-world examples of how pharmacists are supporting antimicrobial stewardship. Members are asked to complete a survey, accessible through the RPS website, the results of which will be used to inform the Society’s upcoming campaign …

Government announces new measures for cyber security and data sharing

The government is promising a £21m fund to help protect trauma centres from cyber attack after hospital centres were downed by the WannaCry ransomware virus.…

Despite setback, new combination therapies are still the future for multiple myeloma

Several clinical trials have been stopped because of safety concerns, but pharmaceutical companies should not lose their nerve.…

Community pharmacy services to be cut owing to reduced public spending, says King’s Fund

An analysis of data from the Department of Communities and Local Government suggests stop smoking schemes will be among the hardest hit services.…

Deaths: Rita Alexandra Marie Burt

On 12 June 2017, Rita Alexandra Marie Burt, aged 96, of Twickenham, Middlesex. Mrs Burt registered with the Society in 1946 and left in 2007.…

Deaths: John Edwin Balmford

On 1 July 2017, John Edwin Balmford, aged 86, of Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire. Mr Balmford registered with the Society in 1953 and left in 2012. Mr Balmford, a proprietor community pharmacist, served on the council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (PSGB) between 19…