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Pharmacy owners warn of closures and cuts in open letter to health secretary

In a letter to health secretary Wes Streeting, the National Pharmacy Association claimed that two-thirds of pharmacies are at risk of imminent closure.…

Pharmacy Inside Jobs: astropharmacy

Li Shean Toh talks about her unconventional role as an astropharmacy researcher and the career steps she took along the way.…

Over-the-counter medicines are being purchased by children as young as 13 years, reveals survey

Overall, more than half of the survey respondents had used over-the-counter medicines in a six-month period.…

Building a confident and ambitious future for pharmacy

I am writing as a fellow pharmacy professional with over 30 years of experience who has spent the past 16 years working to strengthen our profession and support the evolution of community pharmacy. Through my experience — including my most recent role as superintendent pharmacist at Boots — I ha…

A royal college is only as strong as its membership

As the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) moves toward its transition into a royal college, I believe our profession stands at one of the most important turning points in its modern history. This is why I have chosen to stand for election to the National Pharmacy Advisory Council for England. My dec…

For those who come after

What an exciting time for pharmacy. The Royal College of Pharmacy. It has a great ring to it and the work that has got us to this point has been fundamental in embedding the foundations for the future of pharmacy. There is a risk however, that when you get elections for professional leadership…

An exciting but challenging time for pharmacy 

Throughout my first term on the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS) English Pharmacy Board (EPB), I made a conscious decision to share my experiences openly on LinkedIn. Not just the highlights — but the honest reality of what it's like to serve, to learn and to navigate a profession in the mid…

Building the next generation of pharmacy leaders

The future strength of our profession depends not only on what pharmacy delivers today but on how well we prepare the next generation to lead tomorrow. Pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists are increasingly stepping into clinical and strategic leadership roles, shaping services, influencing p…

Principles of effective prescription writing for pharmacist prescribers

Outlining the core elements of safe prescription writing and common pitfalls to avoid.…

Welsh community pharmacies to pilot rapid diagnostic testing for bacterial infections

The Welsh government said the two-year pilot will use upgraded and repurposed diagnostic equipment originally purchased during the COVID-19 pandemic to identify multiple bacterial infections in community settings.…