PJ, May 2020, Vol 304, No 7937

English Pharmacy Board meeting: 29 April 2020

The English Pharmacy Board meeting, to be held on 29 April 2020, will be going ahead as a confidential meeting only. The meeting will take place in a shortened format between 10:00 and 13:00, focusing on COVID-19. Regrettably, owing to the current circumstances, members will not…

Pharmacist ‘shaken’ after reported assault as cases of abuse towards pharmacy staff rise

A pharmacist who says he was assaulted at work on 10 April 2020 has said he is “still in shock and shaken” from the incident.…

Deaths: Vijaya Norman

On 8 April 2020, Vijaya Norman MRPharmS, aged 52 years, of Aberdeen, Scotland. Ms Norman registered with the Society in 1997. …

Deaths: Gordon William Sinclair Davie

On 5 April 2020, Gordon William Sinclair Davie MRPharmS, aged 87 years, of Bromley. Mr Davie registered with the Society in 1955. …

Deaths: Joseph Patrick Lamont

On 3 April 2020, Joseph Patrick Lamont, aged 91 years, of Kirkcaldy. Mr Lamont was a former member of the Society. …

Deaths: Yusuf Mahamed Motala

On 21 March 2020, Yusuf Mahamed Motala MRPharmS, aged 87 years, of London. Mr Motala registered with the Society in 1962. …

More lifestyle support needed for patients starting medicines for cardiovascular disease, study concludes

People who initiate statins or antihypertensive medicines are more likely to become obese or physically inactive compared with people who do not, a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association suggests. …