How changes to UK flexible working laws affect pharmacists Kevin McKenna, head of employment law at Kuits Solicitors in Manchester, explains how changes to laws on flexible working have affected employers and employees.…
MPs publish pharmacy wish list for next UK governmentMPs from the All-Party Pharmacy Group have written a wish list of what they want the next UK government to achieve within its first 100 days.…
Design features to consider before refitting your pharmacy Pharmacists with their eye on a good or excellent rating from the pharmacy inspector may benefit from a refit, finds Ailsa Colquhoun.…
Behind the scenes of medicines regulation Sir Michael Rawlins talks about how the MHRA intends to speed up approval of innovative medicines, involve pharmacists in reclassification and address drug shortages and trade in counterfeit medicines.…
Community pharmacists support new medicine service, research suggestsCommunity pharmacists generally support the new medicine service because they think it will benefit patients, according to new research.…
Tips on selling OTC medicines in a pharmacy during a summer placementThird-year pharmacy student Elliot Werner-de-Sondberg gives advice for learning about over-the-counter medicines during a community pharmacy placement.…
Pharmacists in India to alert customers to maximum price they can be charged for medicines Medicines regulators in India have put forward proposals to ensure that consumers know the maximum price that they should be charged for certain medicines.…
The way pharmacists work will not changeI wish to comment on Brian Curwain’s letter on the government’s proposal to decriminalise dispensing errors ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2015;294:211). I am not convinced that the decriminalisation of dispensing errors will change the way in which pharmaci…
Resource to help you learn about self-care ‘Handbook of non-prescription drugs: an interactive approach to self-care 18th edition’, editor in chief Daniel L. Krinsky.…
Working environment of pharmacists can create ‘moral distress’ A literature review has found that pharmacists operate within a highly-regulated environment that creates the potential for moral distress to occur.…