PJ, March 2025, Vol 314, No 7995

RPS members vote ‘yes’ to becoming Royal College of Pharmacy

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society will become a royal college by spring 2026 after 71.1% of members who voted were in favour of the proposal.…

Pharmacists included in latest cohort of NIHR senior investigators

The National Institute for Health and Care Research's senior investigators will receive discretionary funding of £20,000 per year of appointment to support research activities, “while they take on a senior leadership role within NIHR”.…

Haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis: an overview

A summary of the different types of renal replacement therapy and the physiological implications of end-stage renal disease on medicines dosing and monitoring.…

Medication maths: calculations involving molecular weight

This article is part of a comprehensive series on pharmaceutical calculations in preparation for the General Pharmaceutical Council registration assessment. It provides guidance on how to tackle questions that involve calculations based on molecular weight, including a worked example of a sample exa…

Medicines pricing system creating ‘false economy’ that drives shortages, says CCA report

A report published by the Company Chemists’ Association found that the number of price concessions granted for generic medicines increased by over 740% from 2015 to 2024.…

Community pharmacy needs to be smart in contract negotiations following plans to abolish NHS England

This month, our health policy columnist looks at how the government’s plan to scrap NHS England will affect pharmacy.…

Pharmacists asked to assist in switching patients from Promixin by end of April 2025

A national patient safety alert advises that Colicym 1-million-unit power for nebuliser solution unit dose vials should be considered as an alternative treatment.…

RPS charter changes do not guarantee a pharmacist-led Board of Trustees

A Public Relations leaflet I’ve received in the post, like the content presented to Members in two webinars held after the publication of the draft Charter in February 2025, includes no information whatsoever on what can be seen to be the radically re-written Charter being foisted upon us. Instead…

Genomics surveillance programme for hepatitis C launched by UK Health Security Agency

In order to monitor hepatitis C virus strains that are resistant to antiviral medicines, the UK Health Security Agency has set up a genomic surveillance programme to seek genetic markers for drug resistance.…

Medication maths: dilutions

This article is part of a comprehensive series on pharmaceutical calculations in preparation for the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) registration assessment, providing guidance on how to tackle questions related to dilutions, including a worked example of a sample exam question.…