Working together for the benefit of healthcare professionals, patients and the public Jonathan Burton and Miles Mack provide a summary of the recent collaborative work between the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the Royal College of General Practitioners.…
Science must remain at the heart of pharmacy education Reforms to undergraduate pharmacy education must reflect the clinical future of pharmacy while ensuring a strong scientific foundation.…
OTC domperidone will be missedThe antiemetic domperidone’s reclassification shows the importance of pharmacovigilance, but the loss of such a useful over-the-counter medicine ought to have been better communicated to community pharmacies.…
UK pharmacists asked to volunteer in Ebola outbreak UK pharmacists have been urged to volunteer in the fight against Ebola in West Africa in an open letter from four of the most senior figures in UK healthcare. …
Patients taking warfarin should self-monitor their coagulation status, says NICE NICE recommends two point-of-care coagulometers for use by patients – Roche Diagnostic’s CoaguChek XS system and Alere’s INRatio2 PT/INR monitor.…
UK considers adding boys to HPV vaccination programme Public health authorities are considering whether boys should receive the HPV vaccine.…
Community pharmacists must help conserve antibiotics As the start of another influenza season approaches, community pharmacists should educate patients so they do not request unnecessary antibiotics from their GP.…
Public health nurses to supply medicines in emergencies, agency proposes Some 300 nurses employed by Public Health England may be authorised to supply and administer vaccines and other medicines during outbreaks of infectious diseases. …
Nepal adopts inactivated polio vaccine Nepal is to become the country to incorporate inactivated polio vaccine into routine childhood vaccination programmes with the support of GAVI.…
Risks of online pharmacies prompts review by UK regulatorThe General Pharmaceutical Council wants feedback on draft guidance for the regulation of online pharmacy sales as it aims to strike the right balance between supporting innovation and keeping patients safe.…
