PJ view: Pharmacy needs a short-term workforce plan now While the NHS’s 15-year plan promises to grow the pharmacy workforce in line with future demand, it neglects the needs of pharmacy staff today.…
How to conduct effective men’s health promotion in community pharmacy Advice and examples from practice detailing how pharmacists can lead successful local interventions that target men’s health improvement.…
Smoking cessation drug led to almost a third of smokers quitting during phase III trial Participants taking cytisinicline in the ORCA-2 study had a higher abstinence rate from smoking than those assigned to placebo.…
Only pharmacists have signed up to postgraduate pharmacogenomics course Exclusive: The course, run by Bangor University, had 16 participants in its first year, all of whom were pharmacists.…
Ethnicity research gap: is pharmacy the key to making trials more representative? If pharmacy professionals can build on the momentum of their involvement in COVID-19 trials, they could be integral to ensuring clinical trials truly represent the patients they serve.…
Claire Anderson re-elected as RPS president for a second term Speaking at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Assembly meeting, Claire Anderson said she had decided to stand for president again to offer the Society “much needed continuity”.…
Charity more than doubled the number of counselling sessions it provided to pharmacists in 2022 There was also a 44% increase in the number of grants Pharmacist Support gave to pharmacists experiencing financial hardship.…
Regulator approves first RSV vaccine for older adults Data suggest that respiratory syncytial virus accounts for 8,000 deaths each year in adults aged 60 years and over in the UK.…
High Court dismisses generic manufacturers’ bid to be included in NHS price negotiations The British Generic Manufacturers Association had argued that it should have full participation in negotiations over a new branded medicines tax scheme because branded generics and biosimilars make up almost half of those in the current scheme.…
Assessment and prevention of cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular disease accounts for a quarter of all deaths in the UK but is largely preventable through lifestyle modification and lipid-lowering therapy. This article explains how pharmacists can identify at-risk patients and support primary and secondary prevention measures.…
