Small children prioritised under emergency protocol to tackle ‘critical’ EpiPen shortage Supplies of adrenaline auto-injectors for children are now “critical” and are being rationed with new national guidance for community pharmacists being introduced across England.…
Pharmacy-focused marketing guide helps community pharmacists promote services Pharmacy Marketing Formulary by Gavin Birchall.…
Most expensive NHS drug comes off patent The health service’s most expensive drug has come off patent, which could save it at least £150 million per year by 2021.…
Education Governance Oversight Board to lead pharmacy postgraduate training The Royal Pharamaceutical Society (RPS) has established an Education Governance Oversight Board (EGOB) to oversee pharmacy post-graduate education and training.…
Pregabalin and gabapentin to be reclassified as Class C controlled substances Pregabalin and gabapentin are to be reclassified as Class C controlled substances from April 2019, the government has announced.…
‘Pioneer of pharmacy’: Graham Calder (1933–2018) Described as a ‘pioneer of pharmacy’, former chief pharmacist of Scotland Graham Calder has been an inspiration for many pharmacy professionals during, and since, his varied career.…
Appreciating our hard-working pharmacy technicians With concerning levels of pharmacy technician job dissatisfaction, perhaps there is something pharmacists can do to help.…
Identifying patients with suspected cancer: red flags and referral This article provides practical advice to support pharmacy professionals in their duty of care to recognise and refer patients with ‘red flag’ cancer symptoms.…
Deaths: Elizabeth StandenOn 4 October 2018, Elizabeth Standen MRPharmS, aged 75 years, of Alderley Edge, Cheshire. Mrs Standen registered with the Society in 1965.…
Pharmacists turning patients away as flu vaccination supplies dwindlePharmacists across England have been forced to turn patients away after running out of the new enhanced flu vaccine for the those aged over 65 years.…
