Issue : The Pharmaceutical Journal, online
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Two new members join Scottish Pharmacy Board
Two new members have joined the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Scottish Pharmacy Board.
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Blurring of lines between medicines and medical devices is confusing authorisation process, MHRA warns Subscription
Gaps in the medicine authorisation regulatory system are emerging as the line between medicines and medical devices becomes increasingly blurred.
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Pharmacists face continued EpiPen shortages Subscription
Pharmacists in the UK are having to ration stocks of EpiPen, a first-line treatment for anaphylaxis, as a result of ongoing shortages.
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Pharmacy sector calls for moratorium on FMD sanctions at implementation Subscription
The pharmacy sector should be given a “period of grace” on sanctions after the Falsified Medicines Directive implementation date to allow for the new processes and procedures to be embedded in daily routines, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has said.
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Fewer medicines at risk of supply disruption after Brexit as companies take action
The number of centrally authorised medicines that could have had their supply disrupted after Brexit has fallen from 108 to 39, according to the European Medicines Agency.
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PSNC and NPA brief NHS England on role of pharmacy in ten-year plan Subscription
The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee and the National Pharmacy Association have submitted three briefing documents to NHS England to highlight how community pharmacy could help meet specific challenges that the NHS is trying to address in its ten-year plan.
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Legal ruling on off-label drug use could save NHS money Subscription
A landmark ruling on treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration that could save the NHS millions of pounds has been welcomed by healthcare leaders and clinicians.
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New antibiotic and migraine drug among 13 medicines recommended by EMA
The European Medicines Agency has recommended 13 medicines for approval, including three orphan medicines.
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RPS sets out tests for primary care networks Subscription
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has written to NHS England calling for community pharmacists to play a role in primary care leadership and for medicines optimisation advocates to be involved in local leadership.
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Robbie Turner: 'The RPS is here to put pharmacy at the forefront of healthcare'
After 18 months as the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS) director for England, Robbie Turner has taken on the new role of director for pharmacy and member experience. Here, he explains what his new directorship is about and how the RPS is adapting for the future.
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Tribute: Graham Calder
Graham was a man of vision with the ability to communicate and implement many of his ideas. I first met him in 1975, when he was deputy chief pharmacist in London and on the appointment panel for a new regional drug information role in the South West. He took great interest in the development of the then UK-wide drug information network, as he saw it as crucial to developing the pharmacist clinical role outside the dispensary. He was very much a mentor to many of us — especially a number ...
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Mobile apps could offer cheap route to FMD compliance Subscription
Smartphones or tablet devices could be used by pharmacists instead of scanners to implement the Falsified Medicines Directive, manufacturers have claimed.
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Tribute: Graham Calder
Standing on the shoulders of giants is a well known concept when discussing the advancement of professional services through building on the pioneering work of others. Sadly one of the giants of pharmacy, Graham Calder, died on 28 August 2018.
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Deaths: Adrian Thomas
On 25 August 2018, Adrian Thomas FRPharmS, aged 77 years, of Comberton, Cambridgeshire. Dr Thomas registered with the Society in 1964 and was conferred Fellowship in 2010.
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Talks between Boots and PDA Union end without agreement Subscription
Talks between Boots and the Pharmacists’ Defence Association Union over the future representation of Boots pharmacists have ended without agreement.
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Majority of US consumers would be willing to buy prescription drugs through Amazon
Over 70% of Amazon customers in the United States would be willing to buy prescription drugs through the online retailer, according to the results of a survey carried out by Deutsche Bank.
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Double win for BNF app at the British Interactive Media Awards
The British National Formulary app, launched by Pharmaceutical Press in July 2017, has won two prizes at the 2018 British Interactive Media Awards.
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New pay deal for NHS staff in Wales 'goes beyond' deal for England
NHS staff in Wales are set to benefit from a new pay deal over the next three years which is set to match, if not go beyond, the pay deal for England, according to the Welsh government.
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Tribute: Graham Calder
I first knew of Graham as the former Scottish government chief pharmaceutical officer and then as the chair of Post Qualification Education Board (PQEB) for Scotland. By this time, Graham’s long experience and wisdom in pharmacy and in the development of pharmaceutical care was already widely known and respected, both in the UK and indeed internationally. Graham was a natural leader and one of the pioneers in pharmacy, and such an important cornerstone in the development of clinical ...
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Deaths: Graham Calder
On 28 August 2018, Graham Calder FRPharmS, aged 85 years, of Charlestown Fife, near Limekilns. Professor Calder registered with the Society in 1957 and was conferred Fellowship in 1977.
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