Communication and information management

Abraham Khodadi: YouTube, BBQs and not playing it safe

A minute in the company of the social media educational video creator. …

Six tips on how to use social media to promote your pharmacy

Steve Hemsley describes how pharmacy professionals can optimise the use of social media to develop and grow their career or business.…

Twitter can help monitor drug safety, research finds

Tweets can reveal which drug side effects patients are discussing the most in online conversations…

Prime minister’s message of support to pharmaceutical wholesaler’s conference

Prime minister Theresa May has sent a letter of support to the organisers and delegates of Sigma Pharmaceutical’s annual conference.…

Pharmacy conferences: to attend or not attend?

Pharmacy conferences can be a good way to deepen your connection to pharmacy but it is important to be selective …

EMA committee chair honoured for work on orphan drugs

The chair of the EMA Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products has been recognised for involving patients at all stages of the decision-making process around orphan drugs.…

Pharmacy Research UK awards open to non-RPS members for first time

Pharmacy Research UK has launched its 2018 funding round to non Royal Pharmaceutical Society members.…

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.…

Many interesting opportunities after a career in pharmacy

Pharmacy is recognised as a broad-based degree that can lead to many scientific fields, as well as into traditional pharmaceutical roles. It can also be a preparation for more unusual jobs. I was delighted to read in the October issue of The Pharmaceutical Journal about Karen Baxter and Amit Dhand, …