Awards

Community pharmacist given New Year Honour

A Scottish community pharmacist has been recognised in the New Year Honours list.…

Queen’s Anniversary Prize for university pharmacology department and institute of cancer research

Pharmacologists at the University of Liverpool’s department of molecular and clinical pharmacology have been awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize in recognition of their work to improve the safety and effectiveness of medicines.…

My life as superintendent pharmacist of a healthy living pharmacy and multi-award winner

Individual success hinges on the collective professionalism and competence of a team, says Ade Williams…

Nominations now open for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Awards 2017

Nominations are now open for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Awards 2017. The annual awards aim to “recognise and reward excellence and innovation in pharmacy and pharmaceutical science”. Successful nominees will be presented with their awards in a ceremony at The Vox, Birmingham,…

Cell biologist Ohsumi wins Nobel prize for autophagy discoveries

Cell biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi has won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries relating to the mechanisms for autophagy. …

Australian and Portuguese pharmacy initiatives win international awards

A national programme in Australia that aims to increase the profile of community pharmacists and a health promotion campaign run by pharmacists in Portugal have won international recognition.…

Supply chain expert receives international recognition from FIP

A pharmaceutical adviser who helps deliver savings to the NHS through supply chain services in Scotland has won international recognition.…

Aston’s pharmacy school awarded Regius Professorship

Aston University’s school of pharmacy has been awarded a Regius Professorship by the Queen. The university is one of twelve British institutions to receive an award to mark the Queen’s 90th birthday.…

Kirit Patel, ‘giant of independent community pharmacy’, dies aged 66 years

Kirit Patel, co-founder and chief executive of the Day Lewis Group of high street pharmacies, has died suddenly on 16 July 2016 at the age of 66 years.…

How to win national recognition through rheumatology

‘I Love My Pharmacist’ winner Emily Rose has saved the NHS £200,000 as a result of her new patient monitoring pathway. Here she tells Julia Robinson how she accidently fell into rheumatology, and why she intends on rolling the service out to other departments.…