MRC scientists create artificial enzymes Scientists at the Medical Research Council have created the world’s first enzymes made entirely from artificial genetic material.…
Pharmacy support for COPD patients improves medicine-taking behaviour A study published in the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice suggests that a community pharmacy COPD service improves the way patients take their medicines and is cost effective.…
Scientists develop promising in vitro blood-brain barrier model Researchers have grown rat brain endothelial cells on one side of a chip and then evaluated the barrier formed by the cells under static and flow conditions.…
Europe needs independent scientific input The new European Commission President is reconsidering how he receives scientific advice.…
An anthology of fun fights about science ‘I think you’ll find it’s a bit more complicated than that’ is a compilation of Ben Goldacre’s work from over the past 20 years.…
Pharmacy leaders call on politicians to sign up to community pharmacy manifestoA manifesto intended to put community pharmacy at the heart of healthcare delivery in primary care has been launched at the House of Commons by Sir Keith Barron, MP.…
Uruguay delays plans to sell cannabis in pharmacies Marijuana will not be sold in pharmacies in Uruguay until March 2015, the National Drugs Board (JND) has announced.…
Q&A: Pharmacy regulation and the law Lawyer Noel Wardle, a partner at Charles Russell Speechlys, which specialises in business law, talks about UK pharmacy regulation and the threat of pharmacists facing prosecution for dispensing errors.…
Initial Fluad investigations find no manufacturing defectPreliminary investigations have found no manufacturing defect in the influenza vaccine Fluad, which has been linked to the deaths of 13 older people in Italy.…
McKesson cements acquisition of CelesioThe US healthcare services and information technology company McKesson Corporation has cemented its acquisition of German pharmaceutical wholesale and retail company Celesio AG.…