Pharmacy under fire: managing medicines in war zones In this episode of The PJ Pod, we explore the challenges pharmacists face while working in conflict areas, such as Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan.…
Medicines shortages and slow approvals put ‘significant burden’ on pharmacists, says report A report by The Nuffield Trust has concluded that medicines shortages have been exacerbated in the UK following Brexit and that approvals are typically slower in Great Britain compared with the EU.…
MHRA seizes £5m of illegally-traded medicines in 15th year of medicines crime initiative Interpol says the haul from this year's Operation Pangea posed a “significant threat to consumer safety”.…
European regulator launches ‘solidarity mechanism’ to tackle critical medicines shortages The voluntary mechanism will allow EU member states to support each other in the event of a critical medicines shortage.…
Dominique Jordan (1960–2023) President of the International Pharmaceutical Federation, Dominique Jordan, was described as having “left his mark on Swiss pharmacy, and on the world of pharmacy, in a way that few people have done before him”.…
European regulator finds at least 20 medicines with significant nitrosamine contamination Exclusive: The European Medicines Agency has said products identified as containing nitrosamine above acceptable levels will likely require a variation in their marketing authorisation.…
RPS rejoins International Pharmaceutical Federation Members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society expressed strong support for rejoining the federation, after it left in December 2021 owing to concerns over the cost of membership.…
Monkeypox: a visual guide As the monkeypox outbreak in the UK continues to spread and the World Health Organization declares it a public health emergency, we take a closer look at the infection, how it is transmitted and what steps are being taken to contain it.…
Royal college status to be pursued at ‘appropriate’ time, says RPS Assembly The subject of royal college status was revisited in July's RPS Assembly meeting in response to a motion raised at the Society AGM in May 2022 that called for the RPS to "reaffirm this commitment" to seek Royal College status.…
RPS ends membership of international pharmacy body Claire Anderson, president of the RPS, said Assembly members “felt that there was no perceptible value in membership of FIP”.…