Issue : PJ May 2017 online
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Study reveals more than half of pharmacy service users did not receive advice when collecting prescriptions
More than half of community pharmacists are not giving advice to patients collecting prescription medicines, despite a requirement in their contracts to do so, a study has revealed.
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History of Pharmacy course to include tour of Royal Pharmaceutical Society museum Subscription
A tour of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) museum will form part of an upcoming course on the ‘History of Pharmacy and the Pharmaceutical Industry’, to be held between 6 and 8 December 2017.
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#WhyWeDoResearch Tweetchat explores how research improves patient care Subscription
The first session of the #WhyWeDoResearch Tweetfest 2017, curated by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS), Pharmacy Research UK (PRUK) and WePharmacists, discussed “Research and evidence in pharmacy: engaging to improve patient care”.
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Pharmacists have vital role in reducing pressures on health system, says leading pharmacist
Pharmacists have an important role to play in combating pressures on health and social care services caused by an increasingly older population, according to leading academic Nina Barnett.
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Research funders pledge transparency on trial results
Some of the world’s largest research funders have pledged to make all their trial results publicly available, meaning that doctors and other prescribers will be able to make better informed choices.
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Corrected Pharmacy Access Scheme payments now being sent out, Department of Health assures pharmacies
The Department of Health has sent a letter to all pharmacies eligible for Pharmacy Access Scheme payments informing them that they will receive correct payments due to them under the scheme.
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RPS endorses new guidelines on emergency oxygen use Subscription
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has endorsed new British Thoracic Society guidelines on the use of emergency oxygen, which is prescribed to treat hypoxaemia. The ...
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'Ask the Pharmacist': RPS member part of expert panel on new Daily Mail advice column Subscription
23 May 2017: The Daily Mail has introduced a new weekly ‘Ask the Pharmacist’ column, in collaboration with LloydsPharmacy. In his first column, Colin Dougall — a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) — responded to a query about medicines storage.
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ABPI rejects calls for greater pricing transparency
Calls from the World Health Organization (WHO) for greater transparency over medicines pricing have been rejected by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry.
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Oxervate gets EMA approval for rare degenerative eye disease
The European Medicines Agency (EMA), which evaluates medicinal products for use in Europe, has recommended Oxervate (marketed by Dompé) for marketing authorisation for the treatment of moderate or severe neurotrophic keratitis.
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