Dominique Jordan (1960–2023) President of the International Pharmaceutical Federation, Dominique Jordan, was described as having “left his mark on Swiss pharmacy, and on the world of pharmacy, in a way that few people have done before him”.…
NICE recommends drug treatment for long-term insomnia Daridorexant has been recommended as a second-line treatment for long-term insomnia by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.…
Dorothy Ruth Schmidt (née Bayliss) (1952–2023)On 8 September 2023, Dorothy Ruth Schmidt (née Bayliss), aged 70 years, of Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan. Ms Schmidt registered with the Society in 1974.…
Improving asthma care for children and young people Considerations for pharmacists in helping young patients manage their asthma.…
PJ view: Post-registration support for newly qualified pharmacists from 2026 must be a collaborative endeavour Joined up working across Great Britain — and across pharmacy sectors — is vital to ensuring newly trained pharmacists get the support they need as independent prescribers from day one.…
NICE guidance ‘addresses the high unmet need’ for treatment of acute migraine The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended rimegepant for acute migraine — the first available oral treatment for the condition.…
E-cigarettes associated with greatest chance of smoking cessation, suggests Cochrane review The review revealed that 10–19% of people were likely to quit smoking using an e-cigarette, 12–16% using varenicline and 10–18% using cytisine.…
Filling the gap in smoking cessation therapies: a race to a smoke-free 2030 Nicotine replacement therapy is currently the only pharmacological treatment available in the UK to help tobacco smokers quit, but this is set to change.…
Shortage of scabies treatment ‘likely to become a major public health issue’ The government has issued a medicine supply notification warning that permethrin 5% w/w cream will be “in limited supply until further notice due to an increase in demand”.…
Every community pharmacy in Scotland to stock emergency supplies of naloxone from October 2023 The naloxone emergency supply service will be added to the community pharmacy public health service in Scotland from 30 October 2023.…
