PJ, October 2015, Vol 295, No 7882

DPP-4 inhibitors show benefits over sulfonylureas as add-on diabetes therapy

Patients with diabetes who add dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors to their metformin therapy have a lower risk of stroke and hypoglycaemia, study shows.…

Qualified person: Amol Mhatre

Amol Mhatre SRPharmS, corporate quality auditor, Aesica Pharmaceuticals Ltd, was added to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Qualified Person (QP) register on 6 October 2015. Having successfully passed the Joint Professional Bodies’ QP viva, he is eligible to be named as a QP on man…

Tribute to Norman Harris

Norman Harris researched and taught at Chelsea College Department of Pharmacy in numerous areas, including pharmaceutics, microbiology and radiopharmacy, before it was merged with King’s College London. However, I believe his greatest contribution to pharmacy teaching was in the 1970s, when he and…

Deaths: Norman Harris

On 17 September 2015, Norman Harris, aged 92, of Bushey Heath, London. Mr Harris registered with the Society in 1949 and left in 2004. He was made a Fellow in 1992.…

GPhC publishes anonymised individual results for pharmacists’ registration assessment

The professional regulator for pharmacists has published the individual candidate results of graduates who sat the June 2015 registration assessment on its website.…

Drug price hikes in the United States must be stopped

The recent 5,000% price increase for toxoplasmosis treatment Daraprim has sparked a wider discussion on problems with the pharmaceutical industry in the United States.…

NICE will charge industry to speed up drug approvals

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has set up a paid-for service to help companies achieve quicker approval for their products.…

RPS signs international agreements to share best pharmacy practice

UK professional pharmacy body partners with equivalent associations in Japan and Iceland with the aim of improving patient care and pharmacy practice.…

Calcium supplements do not reduce risk of fractures

Increasing calcium intake beyond a normal balanced diet does not prevent fractures, according to two studies published in The BMJ.…

Focus on dispensing in remuneration model is holding back expansion of pharmacy services, FIP report finds

A continued focus on dispensing in pharmacy remuneration systems across the world is stifling the provision of wider services, according to a report by the International Pharmaceutical Federation. …