E-cigarettes as effective as nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation, says draft guidance Draft guidelines on smoking cessation from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and Public Health England say evidence indicates that nicotine-containing e-cigarettes can help people stop smoking.…
Just 14 pharmacies failed GPhC inspections for shortfalls linked to valproate since 2018/2019, figures show Exclusive: Only 14 out of 6,800 inspected pharmacies failed in relation to valproate precautions during the period 2018–2021.…
Does community pharmacy have an image problem? A report by the Community Pharmacy Workforce Development Group suggests that pharmacies in England are struggling to recruit, partly because of the way the sector is perceived.…
Charles Williams (1930–2021)On 10 June 2021, Charles Williams FRPharmS, aged 91 years, of Wrexham. Mr Williams registered with the Society in 1951.…
Kent LPC receives extra cash to increase GP referrals to pharmacist consultation service The money will be used to support GP surgeries with training and backfill costs for implementation of the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service.…
Peaks in number of young people prescribed antidepressants coincide with lockdowns Exclusive: The increase in antidepressant prescribing in England accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, with peaks occurring during lockdowns.…
A perfect storm: the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of young people Data obtained exclusively by The Pharmaceutical Journal suggest increasing numbers of young people were prescribed antidepressants during the pandemic, while facing ever longer waits for psychological support.…
High Court quashes ‘antisemitism’ fitness-to-practise decision The High Court judgement said that the General Pharmaceutical Council's fitness-to-practise committee "wrongly took account" of the intention of pharmacist Nazim Ali "when assessing whether his language was objectively antisemitic".…
Pharmacy employers meet to restart talks on pharmacist apprenticeship proposals Discussions had been put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic.…
New chairs and vice chairs elected to RPS national pharmacy boards The successful candidates were elected after votes on 22 June 2021, during open sessions of the national pharmacy boards.…
