Three decades of Viagra Sildenafil (Viagra) — the first oral drug for erectile dysfunction to hit the market in 1998 — has been prescribed for more than 64 million men worldwide, and may soon be reclassified as a pharmacy medicine in the UK.…
Sustainability and transformation plans: is pharmacy’s voice being heard? Sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) are the blueprints for the future of the NHS, setting out how 44 areas across England — identified as geographical STP ‘footprints’ — plan to get the best health outcomes for their populations from increasingly stretched financia…
Whooping cough: public health management and guidance Pertussis (whooping cough) is a highly contagious, acute bacterial infection. It can affect people of all ages, but is especially dangerous in vulnerable groups, such as unimmunised infants.…
Welsh Pharmacy Board meeting: 3 May 2017 At the Welsh Pharmacy Board’s second meeting of 2017, members discussed the value of consultation responses and RPS campaigns, and changes to models of local engagement.…
Scottish Pharmacy Board meeting: 26 April 2017 At the second quarterly meeting of the Scottish Pharmacy Board members discussed antimicrobial stewardship, new ‘cross-sector’ vocational training for community pharmacists, and heard from representatives of the British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association.…
English Pharmacy Board meeting: 5 April 2017 The Royal Pharmaceutical Society English Pharmacy Board’s second quarterly open meeting of 2017 was held at the School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham on 5 April 2017.…
Reclassifying erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil as a P medicine not such a huge leap Allowing pharmacists to sell sildenafil would offer men a convenient, safe, and perhaps less intimidating, channel for seeking professional advice and treatment for erectile dysfunction.…
Pharmacist independent prescribers can make a significant contribution to antimicrobial stewardship Karen Hodson, member of the Welsh Pharmacy Board, and colleagues discuss their experiences of how pharmacist prescribers can help in antimicrobial stewardship.…
Design for dispensing: how far can we go to make packaging safer? It is a decade since the National Patient Safety Agency issued guidance on medicines packaging design in a bid to reduce the risk of dispensing errors. But medicines that sound alike or look alike are still responsible for a large proportion of errors. A collaborative approach between manufacturers,…
NHS cyber attack: views from the front line The Pharmaceutical Journal spoke to pharmacists to find out how the cyber attack of 12 May 2017 affected their service provision and what they did to manage the situation.…
