PJ, March 2019, Vol 302, No 7923

Deaths: Jane Emma Davey

On 2 March 2019, Jane Emma Davey MRPharmS, aged 47 years, of Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. Miss Davey registered with the Society in 1994.…

Kenny Black: ‘We want a smaller, easier-to-manage business’

As Rowlands Pharmacy puts 70 pharmacies up for sale, its managing director Kenny Black speaks about how the business will change and the threats from online pharmacies and Brexit.…

Royal Pharmaceutical Society AGM: 10 April 2019

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS’s) annual general meeting (AGM) will take place at its London headquarters on 10 April 2019.…

National pharmacy board elections 2019

Deadlines for nominations to the national pharmacy boards and for members to update voting preferences are fast approaching.…

Switching between monitored dosage systems and patient pack dispensing

Many will be supportive of Boots’s decision to change its method of dispensing for care home residents from monitored dosage system (MDS) to patient pack dispensing (PPD). However, this U-turn prompted me to reflect on my original recommendation to care homes in Derbyshire, during the 1980s, f…

Deaths: David Noel Salmon

On 21 February 2019, David Noel Salmon, aged 84 years, of Alfriston, East Sussex. Mr Salmon registered with the Society in 1958 and left in 1997.…

Suicide: how to recognise the warning signs and deal with disclosure

The risk factors for suicide, and the psychological frameworks and practical tools to use when dealing with disclosure of suicidal ideation.…

A day in the life of a head of pharmacovigilance

Deji Alli details a typical day as head of pharmacovigilance and Responsible Person for the largest clinical homecare provider in the UK.…

NICE proposes lowering threshold for blood pressure treatment

Thousands more people could be eligible for blood pressure treatment under new National Institute for Health and Care Excellence draft guidance.…

London minor ailments service wins second reprieve

A community pharmacy-run minor ailments scheme covering 14 London boroughs which was due to be wound up at the end of March 2019, has won a second reprieve.…