Caroline Clarke — an “immense contribution to pharmacy”I am writing to acknowledge the 42-year career span of my colleague, Caroline Clarke, who is soon to retire. I hope that this letter will inspire other members of our profession to attain the same dedication irrespective of what stage of their career they are at. She has never sought the limelight b…
Pharmacies receive £31m in first quality scheme payment Some £31m has been paid out to community pharmacists in England under the new quality payments scheme, NHS England has announced.…
All schools can now purchase emergency adrenaline auto-injectors without prescription Following a change in the law, all schools in the UK can now purchase adrenaline auto-injector (AAI) devices from their local pharmacy without a prescription for emergency use on children at risk of anaphylaxis who do not have access to a working device.…
How Karen Baxter’s career evolved from clinical pharmacy to content strategy Twenty years after registering as a pharmacist, Karen Baxter, director of content strategy for Pharmaceutical Press, reflects on her move into publishing and shares some advice for others considering a similar career change.…
Diarrhoea treatment associated with serious heart problems The MHRA has warned of serious cardiac adverse reactions in patients misusing or abusing loperamide by taking high or very high doses of the drug.…
RPS in Wales to focus on palliative and end-of-life care and NHS 111 Palliative and end-of-life care will be a major focus for the Royal Pharmaceutical (RPS) Society in Wales during the next year, Suzanne Scott-Thomas, chair of the Welsh Pharmacy Board has said.…
Any form of Brexit will hit UK healthcare, researchers warn Leaving the EU could profoundly affect medicines licensing and leave the NHS struggling to keep staff, a health policy review published in The Lancet has said.…
Deaths: Yvonne DorringtonOn 17 September 2017, Yvonne Dorrington MRPharmS, aged 85, of Totland Bay, Isle of Wight. Mrs Dorrington registered with the Society in 1954.…
Deaths: Alexander Michael JonesOn 29 August 2017, Alexander Michael Jones, aged 82, of Leeds, West Yorkshire. Mr Jones registered with the Society in 1957 and left in 2007. He was designated Fellow of the Society in 1984. …
Deaths: Sharon RobsonOn 11 September 2017, Sharon Robson MRPharmS, aged 47, of Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire. Mrs Robson registered with the Society in 1992.…
