Draft law to lift threat of prosecution for pharmacists Straightforward change to anachronistic law that criminalised honest errors has taken a decade.…
Minimum unit alcohol pricing to go ahead in Scotland Minimum unit alcohol pricing, which will increase the price of beer, wine and spirits in the shops, is to go ahead in Scotland following a UK Supreme Court ruling.…
Scottish Pharmacy Board meeting: 27 September 2017 The Scottish Pharmacy Board held their autumn meeting at Holyrood Park House, Edinburgh, on 27 September 2017.…
Pharmacy profession welcomes dispensing error decriminalisation legislation Pharmacy leaders have welcomed new legislation that will protect community pharmacists from prosecution over dispensing errors.…
Patients in Scotland waiting longer as NHS misses seven out of ten performance targets The Scottish government needs to develop a longer-term approach to NHS financial planning, Audit Scotland’s annual report on the NHS says.…
Scotland becomes first UK nation to approve home-based medical abortion Scotland has become the first nation in the UK to allow women to complete medical abortion procedures at home.…
Daratumumab recommended for treatment of multiple myeloma in Scotland The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has recommended daratumumab (Darzalex) for use as a fourth-line treatment option in multiple myeloma.…
New-style RPS Local events roll out across Scotland The first Scottish RPS Local events will be rolling out across the country over the next few weeks.…
Pharmacy students invited to volunteer at FIP World Congress 2018 The Royal Pharmaceutical Society is seeking student pharmacists to volunteer at the 2018 International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) World Congress.…
‘Don’t worry’ – RPS message for pharmacists ahead of proposed revalidation changes Delegates at the 2017 Scottish National Seminar were told that the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) is ready to support them through the new continuing professional development (CPD) requirements.…
