Embracing your future With a wealth of new features, this year’s Pharmacy Show is set to offer visitors its biggest and best ever event.…
New single-dose antibiotic could help patients with compliance problems A new single-dose antibiotic could benefit patients, such as intravenous drug users, whose lifestyle makes it difficult to comply with a week-long course of vancomycin.…
Experimental antifungal drug causes fewer side effects than voriconazole A new experimental anti-fungal treatment is no less effective than its predecessor, but exposes patients to fewer side effects, a study has found.…
Public would expect pharmacists to join professional body, says chairman of GPhC The chairman of the General Pharmaceutical Council has said it is “quite wrong” that there are pharmacists who think they do not need to join their professional body.…
Health coaching could empower cancer patients Receiving health coaching from pharmacists could form part of the support available to cancer patients and encourage them to take responsibility for their own treatment.…
Counterfeits designed to deceive pharmacists, RPS conference hears Counterfeit medicines are being designed specifically to deceive pharmacists, the annual Royal Pharmaceutical Society conference heard.…
Earl Howe acknowledges delays for dispensing error and education reforms The UK government minister addressed the delay in two key documents for pharmacy in his speech to the annual Royal Pharmaceutical Society conference.…
Nuffield Trust to review progress on its Now or Never report UK pharmacy needs to promote itself as a significant caregiver, according to the independent chairman of a commission on its future role.…
Stop science focus for pharmacy degrees, chief pharmacist says Pharmacy degrees should move away from a focus on chemistry and other sciences and concentrate on health provision, Scotland’s chief pharmacist has said.…
Modern drugs holding up well against antibiotic-resistant microorganisms, suggests researchData from a US study suggest meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus samples are susceptible to ceftaroline, a new cephalosporin antibiotic.…