Personal and professional development

Government proposals to consider medicines reclassification should include moves to general sales list, says trade body

The PAGB has said the current process of reclassification could be “streamlined” and “we need to act now” to ensure people have greater access to the medicines they need.…

University wins contract to pilot foundation year independent prescribing training and assessment

The University of Bradford will explore how independent prescribing training can be integrated into the pharmacy foundation year.…

How to perform accurate medicines reconciliation

Medicines reconciliation in practice and some pitfalls to avoid.…

The 2023 ‘Outstanding Pharmacy Early-career Researcher Award’ judging process

In November 2022, The Pharmaceutical Journal began a UK wide search for early-career pharmacy researchers achieving great things. With the ‘OPERA 23’ results now announced, we reflect on the judging process and celebrate their incredible contributions.…

Lecturer wins The Pharmaceutical Journal and RPS’s inaugural early-career researcher award

Victoria Speed, a senior anticoagulation pharmacist and clinical informatician, was also recognised as ‘highly commended’.…

Pharmacy is failing patients with language barriers — we must do better

A vast improvement in language barrier services is needed to help the NHS evolve and meet the needs of the country's diverse population.…

Only pharmacists have signed up to postgraduate pharmacogenomics course

Exclusive: The course, run by Bangor University, had 16 participants in its first year, all of whom were pharmacists.…

Claire Anderson re-elected as RPS president for a second term

Speaking at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Assembly meeting, Claire Anderson said she had decided to stand for president again to offer the Society “much needed continuity”.…

‘Several’ universities planning new MPharm courses, says Pharmacy Schools Council

The pharmacy body welcomed the NHS's 'Long-term workforce plan', but warned that capacity and funding will be important challenges.…

NHS Education for Scotland creates three roles to boost advanced pharmacist practitioners

The programme leads will be tasked with helping health boards plan and implement advanced practice pilots, while working to increase the number of designated prescribing practitioners across community pharmacy.…