Responsible pharmacist

Supervision: what needs to change to move pharmacy forward?

The board set up to review medicines legislation and to advise UK government ministers on pharmacy policy is due to make recommendations on how the rules around ‘supervision’ should change.…

‘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.…

The RPS should say no to remote supervision

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) must become robust in defending the current practice where community pharmacists are always present and available in the pharmacy to deliver hands-on pharmaceutical care. I am not against the introduction of technology, and telepharmacy, etc, have their place. …

Pharmacists will no longer face prosecution for honest dispensing errors under UK proposals

Making an inadvertent dispensing error will no longer automatically be considered a criminal prosecution under plans issued by the four health departments across the UK on 12 February 2015.…

Superintendent pharmacist to take on some roles from responsible pharmacist under new proposals

The superintendent pharmacist will take on responsibility for some of the activities that the responsible pharmacist (RP) is currently accountable for, under new proposals from the Government group that is reviewing pharmacy legislation, known as the Rebalancing Medicines Legislation and Pharmacy Re…

‘Responsible pharmacist’ coming soon to a hospital near you

New legislation detailing the concept of the responsible pharmacist has been passed. From October, it will affect the way medicines are sold from registered pharmacy premises, including those in hospitals.…