Multiple myeloma: an expensive revolution New treatments for this rare form of cancer have transformed patient survival rates, but the benefits have come with huge costs.…
NHS bill for paracetamol in England tops £70m The NHS spent £70m on prescriptions for paracetamol in England in the past financial year, according to figures revealed to MPs last week…
Maloff Protect antimalarial tablets to be available OTC in pharmacies The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has reclassified the antimalarial Maloff Protect (atovaquone/proguanil hydrochloride) to make it available from a pharmacist without a prescription. …
UK ministers call for ‘special relationship’ with EMA post Brexit Cabinet ministers will be relying on the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to keep communication channels open with the European Medicines Agency.…
What I do as pharmacy services lead for an independent pharmacy business Nick Thayer has always been vocal about the value and importance of local pharmacy services. Here, he describes how he is leading their development to ensure that community pharmacy remains a priority.…
Q&A with Paul Bennett, chief executive of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Paul Bennett took up his new role as chief executive of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society on 3 July. He joins the RPS from his position as chief officer of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Local Pharmaceutical Committee. He was previously professional standards director and superin…
UK to recruit 500 GPs from the EU NHS England is close to launching a £30m contract framework that will invite companies to tender to hire 500 general practitioners from the European Union…
Deaths: David Morris GreenOn 17 June 2017, David Morris Green MRPharmS, aged 80, of Salisbury, Wiltshire. Dr Green registered with the Society in 1959.…
Skin patch could transform UK flu vaccination programme Successful trial shows new stick-on patch offers painless alternative to flu jab and could revolutionise vaccine programmes worldwide.…
Pharmacists to be barred from automatically registering as pharmacy technicians The General Pharmaceutical Council is overhauling the standards for the initial education and training of technicians that emphasise the distinctness of the profession.…