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Who decides the true value of a medicine?

Determining the real worth of a treatment means more than just measuring the effect on clinical symptoms.…

Pilot highlights ‘massive need’ for clinical pharmacist input into dispensing GP practices

Findings from a pilot, in which a pharmacist independent prescriber provided face-to-face medication reviews in two dispensing practices, suggest that such care can deliver many benefits to patients.…

Nobel prize shared by scientists for parasitic disease drug discoveries

The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been split two ways and shared by three scientists for developing therapies for the treatment of parasitic disease.…

UK pharmacists receive international awards

Two UK academic pharmacists have been honoured with awards at the opening ceremony of the International Pharmaceutical Federation 2015 annual congress in Dusseldorf, Germany.…

Selling homeopathy undermines pharmacists as evidence-based practitioners

At a recent debate at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society annual conference, pharmacists discussed whether homeopathic medicines should be sold from community pharmacies.…

Pilot evidence crucial to integration of practice pharmacist role

The evidence derived from a scheme to place pharmacists in general practice to ease pressures on GPs in England will be crucial to further integrating pharmacists into primary care, according to a leading practice pharmacist.…

The wait is over for more clinical roles for pharmacists

Pharmacists, particularly those in the community, are closer than ever to being offered the new opportunities in clinical practice.…

Point-of-care testing for infections vital in fight against antimicrobial resistance

Point of care tests are one of the most crucial developments in the fight against antimicrobial resistance, according to a leading antimicrobial pharmacist.…

Delays to pharmacy education reforms ‘must stop now’, warns pharmacy chief

Reforms to pharmacy education have been delayed for “far too long” and progress must be made soon to deliver the pharmacists the health service needs, England’s chief pharmaceutical officer has warned.…

Welsh chief pharmacists say NHS pharmacists should ‘engage with’ RPS Faculty

All pharmacists employed by health boards and trusts in Wales should engage with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Faculty processes, according to the All Wales Chief Pharmacist Committee.…