PJ, September 2024, Vol 313, No 7989

Community pharmacy may face similar access problems to general practice, warns NHS review

A report conducted by Lord Darzi has warned that there is a risk that community pharmacy will face similar access problems to general practice if it continues on its current trajectory.…

Understanding human factors in patient safety when prescribing

How human factors can help in developing safe prescribing practices and reduce error risk.…

Francis Michael Judge (1937–2024)

On 22 August 2024, Francis Michael Judge, aged 87 years, of Kent. Mr Judge was a former member of the Society.  Frank Judge qualified as a pharmaceutical chemist from Brighton College of Pharmacy in 1960. After an apprenticeship with Arthur Mack, he purchased the chemist shop at 165 High Str…

Statins offer cost-effective benefit for older people, study results suggest

The researchers found that lifetime use of a standard statin therapy increased quality-adjusted life years by 0.24–0.70 per person.…

Paul Bennett: ‘Becoming a royal college is the right thing to do for the profession, our members, patients and the public’

With proposals set out to change the RPS Constitution and governance, chief executive Paul Bennett explains what could happen and why.…

RPS announces proposals to move towards royal college status

Under the plans, which require approval from the membership, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society would become the Royal College of Pharmacy and would be a registered charity.…

Weekly insulin injection as effective as daily injections in type 1 and type 2 diabetes, research suggests

Two studies have suggested that a once-weekly injection of insulin has a similar effectiveness for blood sugar management as daily injections.…

Pharmacy organisations sign up to ‘Medicines to Gaza’ campaign

Following on from the success of the ‘Medicines to Ukraine’ model, which raised £4.5m, the Pharmacists’ Defence Association announced the new Gaza scheme at the International Pharmaceutical Federation Congress in Cape Town on 3 September 2024.…

Whole-pack dispensing to be introduced from January 2025 following legislation change

Community Pharmacy England says professional judgement should be used to assess whether dispensing 10% more or less than the quantity prescribed is appropriate.…

How to make the pharmacy workplace inclusive for neurodivergent team members

Practical tips and advice that pharmacy staff can use to make their workplace more inclusive for neurodivergent people.…