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Valproate poses risk to unborn children, says European regulator

Review recommends that valproate should not be prescribed to treat bipolar disorder or epilepsy in pregnant women or women or girls of childbearing age unless there is no alternative product.…

Conflict in Ukraine leads to disruption to HIV and TB treatment

People in Ukraine infected with HIV/AIDS or tuberculosis have faced interrupted treatment, says a UN report on the protracted conflict.…

The Falsified Medicines Directive: time to get it right

The Directive on counterfeit medicines will be complicated to implement and comply with, but it is in everyone’s interest to start thinking about the issues now and get it right first time.…

Pharmacists should no longer be at risk of prosecution for dispensing errors

New contract between the NHS and community pharmacists in England should hasten change in the criminalisation of dispensing errors.…

Future for pharmacy in Wales should be centred on pharmaceutical care

Politicians in Wales should back a new vision for pharmacy that makes pharmaceutical care a priority. …

How trainee pharmacists can be supported through the registration exam

Nadia Bukhari, chairwoman of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society pre-registration panel, and panel member Oksana Pyzik, both from UCL School of Pharmacy, describe the support that trainees can access through RPS events.…

Urgent care campaign to call for greater pharmacist role

A campaign to promote greater use of pharmacists to relieve mounting pressures on urgent and emergency NHS services has been launched.…

Medicines care plans proposed to join up NHS care

An electronic “pharmaceutical care plan” should be introduced to improve the integration of care, according to a report on the future of pharmacy in Wales.…

Treatment of schizophrenia should not be limited to drugs, says WHO

Treatment of schizophrenia should not be limited to pharmacotherapy but should also include psychosocial interventions, says the World Health Organization (WHO).…

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.…