Mind-expanding exploration at London’s Kew Gardens The Intoxication Season, Mind Altering Plants and Fungi at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, ran from 20 September to 12 October 2014.…
Should pharmacies sell electronic cigarettes? As the UK sees the massive growth of vapers, the e-cigarette industry and pharmacy leaders debate the merits of selling e-cigarettes in pharmacies at the Pharmacy Show.…
Phase II clinical trials for Ebola vaccine planned for early 2015Experts involved in the organisation of clinical research on Ebola vaccines intend to move to randomised controlled phase II trials in early 2015.…
Pharmacy regulator supports joint approach to culture of opennessThe General Pharmaceutical Council has joined other regulators in promoting health professionals’ duty to be honest and open with patients.…
Creating a culture of whistleblowing for pharmacists How do we improve the treatment of whistleblowers in the healthcare sector?…
NICE puts forward recommendations on safe use of medicinesNearly 50 recommendations on how health and social care staff and organisations can ensure medicines are used safely have been published by NICE.…
Union representing hospital pharmacists hopes strike will force government to rethink pay deal The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists hopes the UK government will reconsider the terms of the 2014 pay deal after NHS strike action.…
A provocative point that came out as a damaging statementLike Brian Furman (The Pharmaceutical Journal 2014;293:276), I was distraught that a senior person in our profession could make such an outdated and factually incorrect statement at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society conference (2014:293:234). Bill Scott, Scotland’s chief pha…
Prescribing of antibiotics increases by 6% in four years The prescription of antibiotics continues to rise in England despite campaigns to curb their use because of concerns of rising antimicrobial resistance and a shortage of new antibiotics in the pipeline.…
E-cigarette advertising cannot target young people under tighter rules Electronic cigarettes must not be targeted at young people and non-smokers, under new advertising rules established to ensure the products are promoted responsibly.…
