Case-based learning: sore throatSubscription
Most sore throats are caused by viral infections and get better within a week through self-care. However, it is important to recognise when a sore throat is a symptom of a more serious illness.
Binning the sharps: the quest for oral insulinSubscription
The pharmaceutical industry has been trying to develop oral formulations of insulin since the 1920s without success, but, over the past few years, several new oral delivery systems have shown promise in clinical trials.
Duncan Craig: 'I'm concerned students' scientific acumen is completely ignored'Subscription
The chair of the Pharmacy Schools Council on five-year MPharm degrees, apprenticeships and the impact of Brexit on research.
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Should pharmacies be able to supply high-dose statins without a prescription?
Writing competition 2019
And the winners are...
Some patients teach a valuable lesson that endures for an entire professional career, and in 2019, The Pharmaceutical Journal challenged pharmacists to describe the patient who changed their practice, in no more than 500 words. And they did not disappoint. We were pleased to receive so many brilliant entries from pharmacists, and those in training, and we hope you enjoy reading our selection of the best.
Read the winning entries here
Avoidable hospital care for patients with diabetes cost the NHS £3bn in 2017/2018, study finds
GPhC restricts dispensing in three online pharmacies over patient safety concerns
Pharmacy contractor fraud could cost up to £111m each year, NHS England says
EMA to begin review of ranitidine medicines after impurity found
