Conferences and meetings

Cancer drugs approved faster in the United States than in Europe or Canada

Regulatory agencies in the United States take less time to approve new cancer drugs than those in Europe or Canada, according to new research.…

Science and practice components of pharmacy are mutually interdependent

We agree and support wholeheartedly the views expressed by Brian Furman (The Pharmaceutical Journal 2014;293:276) in his response to the recent suggestion from Bill Scott, the chief pharmaceutical officer for Scotland, that science be removed from the MPharm curriculum. We have n…

Learning from patients and other health professions

Students can learn important skills from interprofessional experiential education.…

A global view of continuing professional development

There is significant variability between continuing professional development frameworks across the world and these will continue to change and evolve.…

Using technology to enhance pharmaceutical care

Tomorrow’s pharmacists will have a wealth of technologies at their disposal to assist them with both patient care and professional development.…

When it comes to working in the industry, pharmacists have greater competition

There is a diverse range of roles for pharmacists in the pharmaceutical industry, so the training of undergraduates should equip them to work in all of these fields.…

Pharmacists in humanitarian work

The expertise and knowledge that pharmacists can offer in disaster-hit regions is often underestimated.…

Poor quality medicines pose a danger to patients

The Medicines Quality Database aims to tackle the problem of substandard medicines.…

Using pictogram labels to help patients with adherence

A study found that pictograms were useful to aid medicines adherence. …

Taking pharmacy on the road

A mobile pharmacy in Serbia widens access to pharmaceutical care for residents in villages that are too small to support a permanent community pharmacy presence.…