Pharmaceutical sciences

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.…

From paper to practice: a pharmacy professional’s guide to critical appraisal tools

A guide to the tools and checklists available to help critically appraise research papers.…

What it means to be a clinical writer at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Here, Shaunagh Swain — a clinical writer on the Pharmaceutical Press editorial team — explains how the role has opened up new opportunities in her career as a pharmacist.…

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.…

Pharmacies have missed out on almost £10m in funding having not met Pharmacy First thresholds

Exclusive: Data analysis by The Pharmaceutical Journal has revealed that 9,600 pharmacies in England missed the Pharmacy First consultation threshold between February 2024 and May 2024.…

Government opens £400m investment programme to boost UK clinical trials

The investment programme will increase the UK’s capacity for clinical trials and give researchers greater access to the latest equipment and technology, the government said.…

More than 2,000 patients tested in UK’s first routine genotyping project for clopidogrel prescribing

Exclusive: The genotyping project at NHS Tayside identified 2,300 patients, 29% of whom emerged as ‘poor’ or ‘intermediate’ CYP2C19-clopidogrel metabolisers.…