Community pharmacy services

Medicines optimisation: more than a buzzword?

The medicines optimisation agenda is finally gathering momentum nearly two years on from a major Royal Pharmaceutical Society report on the concept.…

The public trusts pharmacists but not to the same degree as other health professionals, survey shows

The public trusts the advice given by a community pharmacist but the degree of trust is lower than that afforded to other health professionals, according to an IPSOS/Mori poll.…

Relieving pressure from GPs by treating minor ailments in community pharmacy

The Extended Primary Integrated Care pilot initiative in Brighton and Hove allows community pharmacists to take referrals from GPs to treat minor ailments. Independent prescriber Sue Oliver is pharmacist consultant on the project.…

RPS leaders: braced for a challenging year

The three Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) board chairs in England, Scotland and Wales tell Stephen Robinson what 2015 holds for the pharmacy profession and how they plan to tackle the challenges to come.…

An advocate for global pharmacy

President of the International Pharmaceutical Federation Carmen Peña discusses gender equality, fighting Ebola and her vision for advanced roles for pharmacists.…

Missing the point of medicines use reviews

Monty Goldin said that medicines use reviews (MURs) cannot be conducted properly without full access to patient records ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2014;293:599) He has misunderstood the point of MURs. It is an opportunity to discuss with a patient the purpose of their medicines a…

The coevolution of our content and pharmacy

The changes to The Pharmaceutical Journal’s content mirror the changes occuring in pharmacy practice.…

2014: The Pharmaceutical Journal’s news in review

Looking back at some of the biggest news stories from the past year. …

Leaders undeterred by missing commissioning plan for pharmacy

Pharmacy bodies remain hopeful that pharmacy will play a meaningful role in new models of NHS care, despite the lack of a formal response to the Call to Action consultation.…

Pharmacy risks being sidelined as NHS evolves, report warns

Pharmacists risk missing the opportunity to expand their clinical responsibilities within a changing NHS in England because of a failure to reform funding arrangements and a lack of consistent messages about the role the profession can play.…