Training pharmacists in travel health Pharmacist and pharmacy services manager at Hibernian Healthcare, Nadira Callachand, has developed an e-learning travel health vaccination programme for pharmacists, soon to be launched in the UK.…
One-stop resource for pharmacists in HIV care HIV pharmacotherapy: the pharmacist’s role in care and treatment, edited by Jason J Schafer, Jennifer M Cocohoba, Elizabeth M Sherman and Alice L Tseng.…
Common foundation programme to be introduced for all pharmacists, reveals CPhO All pharmacists will take part in a common foundation programme after preregistration training, under plans being developed by NHS England and Health Education England.…
Deaths: Kenneth RideoutOn 11 April 2018, Kenneth Rideout MRPharmS, aged 56 years, of Pentre, Rhondda Valley. Mr Rideout registered with the Society in 1984.…
Calls to Pharmacist Support rise by more than a third in one year A helpline for struggling pharmacists has reported a huge rise in calls of more than a third over the past year, with many linked to workplace stress.…
US FDA panel recommends approval of cannabis-derived drug for the first time A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expert panel has voted in favour of approving the cannabinoid medication Epidiolex for the treatment of seizures in two rare forms of epilepsy.…
Pharmacists are most visited out-of-hours resource and rated highest for care, Scottish survey reveals Pharmacists and ambulance A&E crews have been rated joint best for care, according to a survey by the Scottish government.…
Locum pharmacists told not taking lunch will boost their chances of work A pharmacy locum agency is telling pharmacy staff that they have a greater chance of getting shifts if they are willing to work through their lunch breaks, the Pharmacists Defence Association has claimed.…
Pharmacy concern over NHS-backed prescription app The smartphone app Echo enables patients to order repeat prescriptions that are posted free to their home, prompting concerns that it will lead to a reduction in the number of visits to pharmacies.…
New NPA chair prompts long-standing board member to resign A long-standing member of the National Pharmacy Association board has resigned in protest at the election of the organisation’s new chair.…