RPS launches major new campaign on antimicrobial stewardship The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has launched a major new campaign calling on all pharmacists to play a greater role in safeguarding antibiotics and minimising the spread of antimicrobial resistance.…
Boots bows to pressure to sell cheaper morning after pill High street pharmacy chain Boots announces it will sell a cheaper version of the morning after pill but issues BPAS with legal warning over its campaign.…
Deaths: Bashir ShetewiOn 26 July 2017, Dr Bashir Shetewi, aged 78, of Leatherhead, Surrey. Dr Shetewi registered with the Society in 1973 and left in 2009. …
Frequency of e-cigarette use may be key to quitting smoking, study suggests Using e-cigarettes frequently does help smokers break the habit, according to a US study involving more than 24,500 people who currently smoke or have recently quit.…
Mahendra Patel develops new SIGN champions programme Students and foundation-level professionals in Scotland are invited to become peer champions for the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network.…
Deaths: Derek John ThomasOn 8 August 2017, Derek John Thomas, aged 78, of Rhyl, Clwyd. Mr Thomas registered with the Society in 1960 and left in 2005.…
How I support pharmacists and community pharmacy teams in my role as regional development manager Collaborative working and sharing best practice ideas with other healthcare professionals are vital to achieving excellence in customer care, says Adedayo Titiloye…
Membership fees 2018The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Assembly has agreed a 2.6% inflation linked increase in membership fees for 2018. This year, the Society used the Consumer Price Index (2.6% in June) to calculate the rise, rather than the higher Retail Price Index (3.5% in June) used previously. Th…
First students graduate from integrated five-year MPharm degree The first cohort of students to complete a five-year MPharm degree with fully integrated pre-registration training have graduated from the University of Nottingham.…
Over-simplistic view of the opioid substitution serviceI read with disappointment the letter by Wai Sin Kung calling for opioid substitution services to be scrapped ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2017;299:40). The views expressed were unfounded and simplistic. The opioid substitution service does indeed help some users to stop abusing drugs, b…
