Some overseas candidates told they cannot sit March preregistration assessment The pharmacy regulator has said candidates in some countries outside the UK will not be able to take the exam where they are living.…
Government backs UK-wide pharmacy codeword for domestic abuse safe spaces The ‘Ask for ANI’ scheme will enable people who are experiencing domestic abuse to speak to a trained pharmacist.…
March assessment for provisionally registered pharmacists to go ahead as planned, regulator says The General Pharmaceutical Council has confirmed that the delayed summer 2020 preregistration assessment for provisionally registered pharmacists is still set to go ahead in March 2021.…
Government to consult on national falsified medicines detection system The government has said it plans to consult the public on a national scheme to detect falsified medicines in the supply chain within a year after laws enabling the potential new scheme are enacted.…
Free access to pharmacy journals under five-year deal with Oxford University Press The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has announced a groundbreaking partnership with Oxford University Press to give its members free access to a portfolio of research in pharmacy, pharmacology and the pharmaceutical sciences.…
Deaths: John Alexander WareOn 27 December 2020, John Alexander Ware FRPharmS, aged 90 years, of Seymour, Victoria, Australia. Mr Ware registered with the Society in 1950 and was conferred with Fellowship in 2008. …
Deaths: Derrick Henry DorkenOn 3 January 2021, Derrick Henry Dorken MRPharmS, aged 91 years, of Hertford, Hertfordshire. Mr Dorken registered with the Society in 1959. …
Tribute: John Alexander WareI was very sorry to hear of the death of my distinguished friend and colleague John Ware, Order of Australia (OAM). Although a Fellow of the Society, John was far better known in Australian and international pharmacy than he was in Britain. A community pharmacist, dually qualified in Australia and …
Ten things pharmacists should know about COVID-19 vaccines Work towards a COVID-19 vaccine is progressing rapidly and new information is emerging every day. Here we aim to summarise the most important details of COVID-19 vaccine development from a pharmacy perspective.…
Hayfever medicine made available over the counter The allergy and hayfever medicine Allevia (fexofenadine hydrochloride) 120mg tablets have been moved from a prescription-only medicine to the General Sales List.…