PJ, May, Vol 298, No 7901

We want pharmacy board candidates to support local practice forums

As a group of volunteers up and down the country, local practice forum (LPF) steering group members work hard to provide a local offering for members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS). This includes, but is not limited to: education and training events; research symposia; networking and supp…

What I do as an education and training lead and tutor

Simon Harris describes his experience in developing and delivering a range of education programmes for pharmacy professionals, as well as the reasons why he became a tutor, and the benefits this has brought to his career.…

Deaths: Eric Gammie

On 12 April 2017, Mr Eric Gammie MRPharmS, aged 69, of Forres, Moray. Mr Gammie registered with the Society on 21 July 1969.…

Deaths: Bryan Kirkwood

On 25 April 2017, Mr Bryan Kirkwood FRPharmS, aged 85, of Dunfermline, Fife. Mr Kirkwood registered with the Society in 1956 and spent 20 years as a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s statutory committee, retiring from the committee in 2004. For his services to pharmacy, Mr Kirkwoo…

GPhC standards for pharmacy professionals come into force on 12 May 2017

The General Pharmaceutical Council’s (GPhC) new standards for pharmacy professionals will come into effect on 12 May 2017.…

Restricting drug representative visits cuts prescribing of promoted drugs by doctors

Restricting pharmaceutical company representatives from directly promoting their products to doctors reduces prescription of those products, a US study has found.…

Link between azithromycin and arrhythmia because of confounding by indication, say researchers

New study of antibiotic users shows no extra risk of ventricular arrhythmia for current azithromycin users than for current users of amoxicillin.…

Common antibiotics linked with miscarriage in early pregnancy

A study of pregnant women shows some commonly prescribed classes of antibiotics to be associated with up to a twofold increase in risk of miscarriage before 20 weeks.…

Royal Pharmaceutical Society AGM: 21 June 2017

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS) annual general meeting (AGM) will take place at the RPS’s London headquarters at 66 East Smithfield, London E1W 1AW on Wednesday 21 June 2017. The meeting starts at 6.30pm, and tea and coffee will be served from 6pm for those who arrive early. The…

FDA approves new treatment for young children with Batten disease

The first drug of its kind to be made available in the United States for children with a specific form of the inherited disorder, Batten disease, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).…