Performing research

Nominate an outstanding early-career pharmacy researcher for OPERA 2025

Nominations for OPERA 2025 are open until 31 January 2025.…

Government-funded trial will test psilocybin as treatment for opioid use disorder

The project is one of four funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research aimed at cutting harm from illegal drugs.…

How do we use science within the practice of pharmacy?

The pick of the month’s academic papers from Parastou Donyai, chief scientist at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…

Is research really an exclusive activity or one we can all embrace?

A pick of recent academic papers from Parastou Donyai, chief scientist at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…

Getting into research

In this episode of The PJ Pod, we speak to pharmacy professionals who have developed research careers to find out the practical steps pharmacists can take to thrive as researchers.…

Is pharmacy fully versed in the intricacies of research ethics?

This month’s pick of academic papers from Parastou Donyai, chief scientist at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…

Community spaces: how architecture affects the pharmacy patient experience

A team led by researchers at University College London is highlighting the relationship between pharmacy architecture, patient care and inclusivity, as a way to demonstrate how optimising the pharmacy space could improve the experience of both staff and patients.…

Our experience as pharmacists in ‘SPACE’

Three pharmacists describe their experience working on the multicentre SPACE study, which aims to tackle false penicillin allergy labels.…

Guiding better research or stifling it?

The pick of the month’s academic papers from Parastou Donyai, chief scientist at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…

Early intensive glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes provides near-lifelong protection, study finds

Study results showed the overall risk of death from any cause was reduced by 10–20% in participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated with intensive glycaemic control.…