Category list : Non-prescription medicines

Yellow card champions to be recruited Subscription

Worrying differences in assessment and interpretation Subscription

I was concerned regarding the article by Blenkinsopp et al1 entitled “The utility and feasibility of a community pharmacist-supported protocol assessment of eligibility for OTC statin treatment” (PDF 75K).

Women’s vitamin intake remains poor, report suggests

Women’s vitamin intake has improved little in the past 10 years, apart from vitamins A and C, and only 30 per cent of women have adopted Government guidelines to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day according to the Proprietary Association of Great Britain, which compared the results of national diet and nutrition surveys from the past 10 years.

Women can risk pregnancy if they take contraceptives and St John’s wort

Woman taking hormonal contraceptives and St John’s wort could increase their risk of pregnancy because the herbal product reduces their effectiveness, warns the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in its latest Drug Safety Update (March 2014).

Will you be ready for the London 2012 Olympic Games?

THE Royal Pharmaceutical Society has launched a new webpage for members about the London Olympics next year (www.rpharms.com/2012olympics). This provides tips as to what pharmacists, particularly those in and around London, should be starting to think about in preparation for the games.

Will generic substitution create a new industry relationship? Subscription

With generic substitution set to become common practice for UK community pharmacists, Mark Griffiths gazes into his crystal ball and tells PJ Business Knowledge how this might benefit pharmacy businesses financially

Wider range of pharmacy category NSAIDs needed Subscription

Medicines regulators should consider classifying more non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) as pharmacy medicines, according to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

Wider marketing of OTC Imigran

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Why we need more over-the-counter products to treat acne Subscription

Approval of the first over-the-counter topical retinoid in the United States is a welcome move and should be replicated in other countries.

Why we all must be allowed to buy emergency contraception in advance Subscription

According to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s “Practiceguidance on the supply of emergency hormonal contraception as a pharmacymedicine” (PDF 140K),only in exceptional circumstances should pharmacists supply the productto a person other than the patient.