Standing up to EbolaPharmacists may not be needed at the bedside in the present Ebola epidemic, but their experience in pharmaceutical logistics should be utilised.…
Flying the flag for pharmacy Aileen Bryson, policy and practice lead for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Scotland, highlighted the services provided by pharmacists at the Labour Party Conference…
Views on sharing discharge information with pharmacists Focus groups reveal different opinions on which information should be shared with community pharmacists.…
Scotland’s fund for accessing new drugs evolves and expandsA £40m fund to make new medicines available to people with rare conditions or those at the end of life has been announced by the Scottish government.…
Annual national flu vaccination programme kicks off in EnglandFour-year-old children in England are being offered a free influenza vaccination on the NHS for the first time as part of the annual national programme.…
How do the Conservatives view pharmacy? Sibby Buckle shares her thoughts from the Conservative Party conference…
Drones to deliver drugs to remote German pharmacy An unmanned ‘parcelcopter’ will deliver drugs and other urgent supplies to a remote island in the North Sea, a few miles off the coast of Germany.…
Using pictogram labels to help patients with adherence A study found that pictograms were useful to aid medicines adherence. …
UK is a leading country in self-managing medical conditions, research suggests The UK is among the most progressive when it comes to a culture of self-management of common medical conditions by reclassifying prescription medicines to non-prescription.…
Working together for the benefit of healthcare professionals, patients and the public Jonathan Burton and Miles Mack provide a summary of the recent collaborative work between the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the Royal College of General Practitioners.…
