Virtual reality holds the promise of filling medicines manufacturing workforce gaps Will virtual reality technology enable the UK to meet the demands of training in the pharmaceutical industry and medicines manufacturing.…
How pharmacists are storing medicines in soaring temperatures What is being done to ensure hospitals can store medicines safely as heatwaves become more prevalent and what steps are pharmacists taking to maintain medicines integrity in the short term?…
Medicines storage needs to change with the climate Pharmacy staff should make patients aware of the importance of safe medicine storage to optimise the stability and efficacy of their medicines.…
Branded medicines levy cut under statutory scheme The Department of Health and Social Care said that the new 16.5% levy, a fall from the previous year’s 24.3%, will take effect from 1 July 2026.…
Advanced therapy medicinal products: a tsunami in clinical medicine Advanced therapy medicinal products offer life-changing benefits for patients with little to no alternative treatments, but realising their full potential requires action across the entire healthcare system.…
Government medicines manufacturing training scheme used by more than 2,000 people so far The RESILIENCE programme has been developed to provide training for people in the medicines manufacturing sector.…
Health news round up: AMR, pain and genitourinary cancers A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…
Why the UK must put medicines at the forefront of a new EU relationship Why the UK’s priorities need to change in terms of medicines regulation, which will ultimately determine whether future patients will benefit from affordable medicines supply.…
Regulators set out support for in-orbit pharmaceutical manufacturing In a joint statement, UK regulators said that the production of materials and products in space have the potential to offer higher quality medicines compared with those made on Earth.…
RPS calls for mandatory 2D barcodes on medicines packs Since the UK left the EU in 2020, the Falsified Medicines Directive has not applied, meaning manufacturers have not been required to list certain information on medicines packaging.…
