Pharmaceutical sciences

Evaluation report of community pharmacy clinical services delayed until spring 2025, says NHS England

Exclusive: NHS England said the delay is to avoid releasing an incomplete report, which could infer inaccurate suggestions relating to the pharmacy sector and damage patient confidence.…

The royal professor of pharmacy

On 26 November 2024, I had the privilege of attending the prestigious Regius Professorial inaugural lecture of Ian Wong at Aston University. I was invited in my capacity as deputy chief scientist at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS). This was a particularly special occasion for me, as Wong was …

Looking back at 2024: a review of the biggest stories in pharmacy

In this episode, The PJ team revisits 2024 in pharmacy before sharing predictions for the year ahead.…

Working across boundaries to enable research in pharmacy

A snapshot of the research presented at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s 2024 Annual Conference, by deputy chief scientist Diane Ashiru-Oredope.…

Government to set up 20 research hubs with £100m VPAG investment

The new commercial research delivery centres place clinical trials into community settings to enable under-served regions to improve their participation in research.…

Hospitals should review pharmacy support in emergency departments, says health safety investigation body

In a report, the Health Services Safety Investigations Body recommends that hospitals evaluate their processes so that patients in need of time-critical medicines are identified as soon as possible upon admission.…

One-quarter of patients in pharmacogenomics trial have had prescriptions changed

Around 25% of the 400 participants of the 'Progress programme' have been advised to change their prescription following genetic testing.…

Will reshoring medicines manufacturing solve shortages in the UK?

In the United States and some European countries, drug manufacturing is being brought home to mitigate shortages of critical medicines, but would similar action in the UK shore up supply resilience?…

Proposed National Pharmaceutical Agency on hold, says Scottish government

Exclusive: The Scottish government has confirmed that the scoping phase in the development of a National Pharmaceutical Agency was paused before completion, with no next steps planned.…