What closer ties with GP practices will mean for pharmacists Following proposals for pharmacists and GPs to work more closely on patient care, Stephen Robinson looks at reactions to the idea and explains what needs to happen for the vision to become reality.…
E-cigarettes are creating the next generation of addictsI note from The BMJ (2015;350:h2083) that e-cigarette use has tripled in middle and high school students in the United States from 2013 to 2014. This makes clear the intentions of the companies that market these products. More of the American school students now us…
Exercise programmes benefit women on chemotherapy An exercise programme involving twice weekly supervised gym sessions can help minimise fatigue and the need to reduce doses of chemotherapy in women with breast cancer.…
More people live within a 20-minute walk of a pharmacy than a GP surgery More people live within a 20-minute walk of a pharmacy than live as close to a GP surgery, new research has shown.…
European Medicines Agency tightens conflict of interest rules for its expert advisersEurope’s medicines safety regulator has tightened up its conflict of interest rules for scientific committee members and expert advisers in updated policy guidance.…
Malaria vaccine is less effective than hoped, clinical trial shows The first candidate malaria vaccine to reach phase III clinical trials is not as effective at protecting young African children against the disease as was hoped, according to results of the RTS,S clinical trial.…
Advice on securing a bank loan to buy a pharmacy Most would-be pharmacy owners have to secure funding from a bank to set up a business. Sean Dixon, head of Business Services Group at the Royal Bank of Scotland, describes what you can expect from your advisers — and what they expect from you.…
Collaborative working with GPs is the answerFollowing the recent joint Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Royal College of General Practitioners statement about the benefits of pharmacists working in GP practices, I was filled with excitement and optimism. We finally have some interprofessional recognition for the value of our skills and expert…
Jean Margaret Adams diesOn 1 May 2015, Jean Margaret Adams MRPharmS, aged 88, of 4 Madoc View, Bwlchtocyn, Abersoch, Pwllheli, Gwynedd LL53 7BT. Mrs Adams registered with the Society in 1947. …
Miconazole and clobetasol may be effective as multiple sclerosis therapies Administration of the antifungal miconazole and the steroid clobetasol to a mouse model of multiple sclerosis can reduce disease severity, shows new research.…