Partners Forum hears superintendent and responsible pharmacist proposals Proposals to redefine the roles of superintendent and responsible pharmacists, and to introduce a defence for dispensing errors in hospital pharmacy, were outlined at the most recent meeting of the Rebalancing Medicines Legislation and Pharmacy Regulation Programme Board Partners…
GPhC registration renewal fees frozen for next year The General Pharmaceutical Council will not increase registration renewal fees for next financial year, despite forecasting a budget deficit of £2.6m.…
Welcome update to resource on sterile compounding Compounding sterile preparations: 4th edition, edited by E Clyde Buchanan, Philip J Schneider & Ryan A Forrey.…
Deaths: Michael ConidarisOn 2 February 2016, Michael Conidaris, aged 82 years, of Johannesburg, South Africa. Mr Conidaris registered with the Society in 1961. He was the founder member of The South African Society of Oncology Pharmacists.…
Deaths: Maxwell WigleyOn 23 February 2018, Maxwell Wigley MRPharmS, aged 86 years, of Cardiff. Mr Wigley registered with the Society in 1954.…
Women underrepresented in senior pharmacy and NHS roles An analysis of the representation of women across the hospital and community health services workforce, published to mark International Women’s Day, has shown that more than half of ‘very senior managers’ in the NHS are male, despite more than 75% of s…
Unwrapping the mystery of ancient cosmetics Historical cosmetics from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Petrie museums, and the Walgreen Boots Alliance Archive, have been analysed as part of a wide-ranging study into skincare across the centuries.…
Private online GP-consulting services may fuel antimicrobial resistance, study finds A study by researchers at Imperial College London has raised concerns about the negative impact of the expansion of private online GP-consulting services on efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance.…
PM says UK should try to remain a member of the EMA after Brexit In a speech billed as her vision for the future economic partnership between the UK and the EU, Theresa May spoke of her commitment to seeking for the UK to remain part of “critical” EU agencies.…
Deaths: David EdwardsOn 20 February 2018, David Edwards MRPharmS, aged 82 years, of Bangor, Gwynedd. Mr Edwards registered with the Society in 1963.…
