Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)

RPS urges patients to seek medicines information from ‘trusted source’ after Trump links paracetamol and autism

The president of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society urged anyone with concerns about their medicines to speak to a pharmacist or a trusted healthcare professional.…

Draft invitations and leaflets on medication reviews launched for patients in care homes

The Health Innovation Network has launched a suite of tools designed to put patients living in care homes, their families, and carers, at the heart of decision-making on medication.…

More research needed into psychedelics for mental illness treatment, says Royal College of Psychiatrists

The Royal College of Psychiatrists has also called for the creation of a centralise patient database to monitor the use of psychedelics and related substances, as well as their effects.…

Yellow Card reporting to be taught across schools in England

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency's Yellow Card scheme enables people to report an adverse event or side effect relating to medicines and medical devices in the UK.…

More than 40 neighbourhood health service sites announced across England

The Department of Health and Social Care said that the 43 neighbourhood health service sites will initially focus on long-term conditions, such as diabetes, high blood pressure and epilepsy.…

The new royal college is a once in a lifetime reset opportunity

Ewan Maule has made a persuasive case for a new approach to pharmacy leadership once the transition to a royal college structure has been implemented.  It is axiomatic that the role and influence that the Royal Pharmaceutical Society enjoyed through most of the 20th century diminished substanti…

Clinical academic receives 2025 RPS Barnett Award

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society said that Adam Pattison Rathbone’s “leadership, inclusiveness and dedication to others’ growth have made a lasting impact on the profession”.…

Claire Anderson receives FIP Distinguished Service Award

The president of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society was given the award in recognition of her contribution to the development and improvement of pharmaceutical education across the world.…

Prescribing self-assessment and peer review increases pharmacists’ confidence in prescribing, NHS Lothian pilot finds

Speaking at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Scotland Conference, Gillian Cameron said that participants in the pilot recommended this review of prescribing as “it gave everybody a personal assurance of safe prescribing".…

MHRA approves first new UTI antibiotic in 30 years

Gepotidacin (Blujepa; GSK) is approved for the treatment of uncomplicated UTIs in patients aged 12 years and over, who weigh at least 40kg.…