PJ, September 2019, Vol 303, No 7929

Deaths: Elfed Davies

On 8 August 2019, Elfed Davies MRPharmS, aged 98 years, of Neath, West Glamorgan. Mr Davies registered with the Society in 1951. …

NICE guidance linked with rising antidepressant use in children

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines from 2005 may have inadvertently led to increased antidepressant prescribing in children aged under 18 years.…

Tribute: William Alexander Ritchie

William qualified as a pharmacist in 1958 after studying in Belfast. He worked in Northern Ireland for a couple of years before moving to Hull with his wife, Winifred, in 1961. That same year, William joined the register of the then Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain as a pharmaceutical c…

Pharmacists offering new consultation service will have to provide their own IT systems after April 2021

Pharmacists will have to source their own IT system after April 2021 if they want to continue providing the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service, NHS England has said.…

Deaths: William Alexander Ritchie

On 16 July 2019, William Alexander Ritchie, aged 85 years, of Poole, Dorset. Mr Ritchie registered with the Society in 1961. …

Teach children how to navigate the NHS, RPS Scotland says

Schoolchildren should be taught how to navigate the NHS, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Scotland has said.…

Deaths: Kenneth Mackenzie

On 27 July 2019, Kenneth Mackenzie MRPharmS, aged 79 years, of Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire. Mr Mackenzie registered with the Society in 1964. …

MHRA advises vigilance after study links HRT with increased risk of breast cancer

Women who use hormone replacement therapy to treat symptoms of the menopause should be vigilant for signs of breast cancer, even after stopping HRT, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has advised.…

Tramadol and methadone users are at increased risk of hypoglycaemia, study reveals

Patients who take tramadol and methadone are at a higher risk of developing hypoglycaemia compared to those who take other opioids, a study has found.…

Tribute: Emily Claire Howells

It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we report the passing of our dear friend and colleague Emily Howells (née Hills). Emily graduated from the University of Brighton with a first class Master of Pharmacy degree in 2011. It was during her second year at Brighton that Emily met the love…