GPs call for legislation to end patent protection for specific drugs While patent protection is important for stimulating drug development, a second medical use patent for pregabalin has caused “considerable” work for pharmacies.…
Setting up a pharmacy on GP premises: the law Pharmacy owners may have considered locating their businesses on GP premises to increase their dispensing volume. However, they need to ensure they are acting within the law.…
Guidance clarifies new rules for pharmacies selling poisons and chemicals Changes in legislation prompt the RPS to publish guidance for pharmacists.…
‘Imperative’ hospital pharmacists are given dispensing error defence soon Society restates concern over lack of defence for hospital pharmacists in official response to government consultation.…
How to establish a new clinical pharmacy service Satinder Bhandal and Jayne Ballinger set up a clinic in 2012 to help patients access new oral anticoagulants safely. They explain how other pharmacists can set up their own clinical services.…
Pharmacy organisations call for money and manpower to support seven-day services Pharmacy organisations are backing David Cameron’s vision for a full seven-days-a-week service for the NHS in England but only if the move is underpinned by money and manpower.…
Resolving issues with medicines in A&E departments Lindsay Smith has been lead pharmacist in emergency medicine at Worcestershire Royal Hospital for two years. She describes what the role involves and why it suits her.…
RPS animation urges patients with minor ailments to visit pharmaciesAn animation explaining the benefits of seeking treatment for minor ailments from community pharmacies has been published by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…
Technicians are seeking powers that would threaten patient safety, claims PDA A row is brewing between pharmacists and technicians about the potential tasks pharmacy technicians can perform unsupervised when the pharmacist is away from the workplace.…
Ten steps for a successful return to practice Returning to practice after a long break can be challenging. Usmah Banaros, one of the moderators for the “return to practice” group of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, provides a guide to the process.…