Pharmacy owners and employee representatives clash over CPD proposals Representatives of employee pharmacists and community pharmacy owners are divided over plans by the pharmacy regulator in Great Britain to reform continuing professional development requirements.…
PSNC considering legal action over community pharmacy cuts, but says strike action ‘unwise’ The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has outlined its plans to respond to the government’s imposition of a funding cut to community pharmacy, including a potential legal challenge, but has advised against strike action.…
Deaths: Ian Jeffrey VialsOn 31 October 2016, Ian Jeffrey Vials MRPharmS, aged 79, of Wolverhampton, West Midlands. Mr Vials registered with the Society in 1964.…
Deaths: Robert Ian Baird DouglasOn 20 October 2016, Robert Ian Baird Douglas MRPharmS, aged 81, of Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire. Mr Douglas registered with the Society in 1961.…
NHS England has a lack of understanding of community pharmacy, contractors agree NHS England has insufficient expertise and understanding of community pharmacy services and this must be rectified because taking decisions “in ignorance of how community pharmacy props up and supports the NHS is dangerous”, local pharmaceutical committees (LPCs) agreed unanimously at th…
Seeking a cure for HIV Efforts to find a cure for HIV were reinvigorated in 2008 when the case of Timothy Ray Brown showed that a cure is possible. Researchers and pharmaceutical companies are now seeking out the virus in its hiding places in an attempt to eradicate it completely.…
Pharmacist expertise must be used to support people with long-term conditions A new campaign calling for pharmacists to have a significant role in supporting people with long-term conditions is being launched by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…
‘Hard Brexit’ could delay access to new drugs, think tank warns A ‘hard Brexit’ could threaten the success of the UK life sciences industry and restrict access to new medicines, a think tank has warned.…
RPS offers support to preregistration students after GPhC reports 41% pass rate The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has offered its support to preregistration pharmacists who are struggling to come to terms with their results following the September 2016 registration assessment.…
Male contraceptive injection effective at preventing pregnancy A study has shown that a contraceptive injection that suppresses spermatogenesis in around 96% of men is effective at preventing pregnancy, but the trial was halted early owing to side effects, including mood disorders and increased libido.…
