Bizarre history of hormonal contraception ‘The birth of the pill: how four pioneers reinvented sex and launched a revolution’ by Jonathan Eig.…
Do we need another school of pharmacy?As the situation stands, it is projected that the number of pharmacy graduates is already sufficient to, or in excess of, the number of preregistration training places available, although the actuality of this has not yet been assessed. Adding another new school of pharmacy to a system that is poten…
More than 1 in 10 secondary school children have used e-cigarettes Study reveals that 5.8% of primary school children (10–11 years) and 12.3% of secondary school children (11–16 years) have used e-cigarettes.…
WHO calls for drug development incentives for neglected diseasesIncentives are needed to encourage the development of new medicines to tackle diseases that disproportionately affect the poor, says the World Health Organization.…
Broadly neutralising antibody shows some success in treating patients with HIV A potent type of antibody therapy trialled in HIV patients for the first time has been shown to reduce the amount of virus in patients’ blood.…
Shortcomings of the US healthcare system ‘Doctored: the disillusionment of an American physician’ by Sandeep Jauhar.…
Unnecessary visits to A&E will continue to occurI wish to comment on Adam Pattison Rathbone’s blog ‘Could pharmacists be part of the A&E problem?’ ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2015;294:385). I would like to share a recent experience of mine that illustrates how the pressures on out-of-hour GP services and a…
Supporting pharmacist prescribers in the UK Pharmacist prescribers in the North East of England were asked to explain what they used their qualification for and what problems they face. David Gibson describes what the survey showed.…
Winifred Margaret Webster diesOn 14 April 2015, Winifred Margaret Webster MRPharmS, aged 86, of 4 Lincoln Grove, Harwood, Bolton, Lancashire BL2 4EG. Mrs Webster registered with the Society in 1950.…
Managing the risk of bleeding with new oral anticoagulants Safeguarding patients against the risk of bleeding is a vital role for pharmacists when dealing with patients taking new oral anticoagulants.…