A third of pharmacists report COVID-19 significantly impacted their mental health and wellbeing Just under a third (31%) of pharmacists said that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their mental health and wellbeing to a significant extent, according to a survey by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and charity Pharmacist Support.…
Sunayana Shah appointed as chair of RPS’s Industrial Pharmacy Advisory Group Sunayana Shah, a Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, has been appointed chair of the Society’s newly formed Industrial Pharmacy Advisory Group.…
England has lowest number of community pharmacies in five years, figures show Closures in 2019/2020 have resulted in the lowest number of community pharmacies in England since 2015/2016.…
COVID-19 vaccine delivery will need as many community pharmacy vaccinators as possible Delivery of a COVID-19 vaccine to the public will require the participation of “as many of the workforce who are trained in vaccination as possible” from community pharmacy, an NHS England official has said.…
Narcolepsy medicine linked to increased risk of birth defects, warns medicines regulator Narcolepsy medicine modafinil should not be taken during pregnancy owing to an increased risk of congenital malformations.…
Falsified Medicines Directive will close in Great Britain at the end of 2020 Pharmacies in Great Britain should ensure that their systems are no longer connected to the UK Medicines Verification System at the end of 2020, the UK FMD Working Group for Community Pharmacy has said.…
Just out of reach: why the UK must rethink its barriers to novel medicines The early access to medicines scheme has been running for six years, but has it had the desired impact of ensuring the sickest patients are spared the wait for the most promising treatments, or is it failing to live up to expectations?…
Public Health England to review guidance against the use of rapid COVID-19 tests in community pharmacies Public Health England is reviewing its guidance against the use of rapid point-of-care tests for COVID-19 in community pharmacy.…
Valproate for treatment of bipolar disorder to be ‘reconsidered’ by MHRA The use of valproate in the treatment of bipolar disorder in women who can have children is to be “reconsidered” by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.…
Deaths: Mary HargreavesOn 22 October 2020, Elizabeth Mary Hargreaves (known as Mary), aged 83 years, of Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear. Mrs Hargreaves was a former member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. …
