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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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PDA Union advises members not to repay bonus money to LloydsPharmacy until it explains calculation error Subscription
More than 100 members of the Pharmacists’ Defence Association Union have contacted them for advice after being asked by LloydsPharmacy to repay a portion of their bonus payments.
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'William Wilson, commonly called Mortar Willie, aged 107': coloured etching and aquatint
This print, drawn, etched and published by John Kay of Edinburgh in 1815, depicts a drug grinder by the name of William Wilson (1709–1815), who was also known as ‘Mortar Willie’.
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RPS Fellow Raj Aggarwal receives top Navy honour
Raj Aggarwal FRPharmS has been awarded the title of Honorary Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy.
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The Integrated Care Provider contract's implications for community pharmacy Subscription
A series of documents have been published in support of NHS England’s consultation on the proposed Integrated Care Provider (ICP) contract. They provide details on how the contract would underpin integration between services, how it differs from existing NHS contracts, how it fits into the broader commissioning system, and which organisations could hold the ICP contract.
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RPS signs Charter for Equal Health with pledge to support physical health of patients with mental illness
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has signed Equally Well UK’s Charter for Equal Health, pledging to reduce physical health inequalities experienced by people with severe mental illness.
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Government publishes guidance on regulation of medicines and clinical trials in case of a no-deal Brexit
Guidance on how medicines, medical devices, and clinical trials will be regulated if the UK leaves the EU with no withdrawal agreement has been published by the Department of Health and Social Care.
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Community pharmacists should have read/write access to patient records, says PAGB Subscription
Community pharmacists should have full read/write access to patient records to improve care and help join up NHS services, according to a white paper from the Proprietary Association of Great Britain.
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The right frame of mind Subscription
Steve Hemsley speaks to Asta Prajapati, the first mental health pharmacist to be awarded £350,000 to develop a medication adherence tool for patients with bipolar disorder.
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Online pharmacy offers GPs free use of video consultation app
NHS GP practices have been offered free use of video consultation technology by a firm that produces a prescription app.
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FDA launches 'biggest ever enforcement effort' against e-cigarette use by young people Subscription
The US drug safety watchdog is targeting the sale of e-cigarettes to children, which it says is reaching “epidemic proportions”, in its biggest ever enforcement campaign.
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Pharmacists have critical role in protecting antibiotics by encouraging self-care, GRIP symposium says Subscription
Community pharmacists are central to reducing the inappropriate use of antibiotics in upper respiratory tract infections, according to Martin Duerden, a GP and honorary senior research fellow at Bangor University, Wales.
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Tribute: John Alan Vickers
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Alan Vickers. John Alan Vickers was born on 20 November 1928 in Bishop Auckland in County Durham but everyone, with few exceptions, called him Alan.
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Government proposals to shift responsible pharmacist regulation powers to regulator criticised Subscription
Proposals to move powers to regulate the role of the responsible pharmacist from ministers to the General Pharmaceutical Council have been criticised.
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Deaths: Michael Nii Armah Hammond
On 17 June 2018, Michael Nii Armah Hammond MRPharmS, aged 63 years, of Wallington, Surrey. Mr Hammond registered with the Society in 2007.
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Half of EU clinical trials not complying with guidelines, study finds
Half of all clinical trials on the EU Clinical Trial’s Register do not comply with the European Commission’s requirement that all trials post results to the registry within 12 months of completion.
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Healthcare regulators publish first joint report on whistleblowing disclosures
The General Pharmaceutical Council received six whistleblowing disclosures between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2018, according to a joint report from the healthcare professional regulators.
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Dudley mental health initiative supports patients at risk of self harm Subscription
Community pharmacists in Dudley, West Midlands, have become part of a network for vulnerable patients with mental health conditions who are at risk of self harm.
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Charity launches petition calling for NICE to rethink MS drug decision
The MS Society has launched a petition calling for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, NHS England and drug manufacturer Roche to rethink the decision to reject the first treatment to be licensed for the treatment of primary progressive multiple sclerosis.
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NPA asked to lobby wholesalers to limit generic price rises Subscription
The National Pharmacy Association has been asked to lobby wholesalers to limit generic medicines price increases by a local pharmaceutical committee.
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First UK case of monkeypox identified
The first UK case of monkeypox, a rare viral infection, has been confirmed by Public Health England.
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'If you fight technology, you will lose' — pharmacists debate ditching dispensing Subscription
In the impassioned debate at the 2018 International Pharmaceutical Federation Congress in Glasgow, Darrin Baines, professor in health economics at Bournemouth University, argued that in order to keep its place in the healthcare system, community pharmacy needs to be the “go-to place for health technology”.
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Could you offer a veterinary pharmacy service?
The UK is well known as a nation of animal lovers. From agricultural livestock to household pets, this has created a growing niche sector for pharmacy — but how do you get involved?
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Patient group direction templates for prescribing antimicrobials should be created, says report
National patient group direction templates for the prescribing of antimicrobial medicines should be developed to save money, boost standards and help in the battle against resistance, according to the NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service.
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NHS app to allow patients to order repeat prescriptions Subscription
Pilot testing of a new NHS smartphone app will begin in October 2018, before being rolled out across England in December 2018.
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Pharmacy urgent medicine supply service extended by a further six months Subscription
The NHS Urgent Medicine Supply Advanced Service has been extended for a further six months, the pharmacy minister Steve Brine has confirmed.
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Diagnostics 'single most important intervention' in tackling AMR, parliamentary committee hears Subscription
Diagnostics are central to tackling antimicrobial resistance, agreed expert witnesses giving evidence to the House of Commons health and social care committee inquiry into progress on tackling the problem.
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Much of 25% gender pay gap in health 'remains unexplained' Subscription
Men are paid considerably more than women in healthcare, with much of the difference “unexplained”, shows a recent global review of gender equity.
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Pharmacy regulator checks progress on implementing safe staffing guidance Subscription
The General Pharmaceutical Council has written to organisations representing pharmacy owners to ask what progress is being made on implementing new guidance that covers pharmacy staffing levels.
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Pharmacists hold teleconsultations with doctors under nationwide Swiss scheme
A scheme to allow pharmacists to teleconference a physician for help with managing a patient exists across Switzerland.
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Be more proactive to convince medics, pharmacists urged Subscription
Pharmacists need to communicate more positively and proactively, as half of their recommendations are ignored, says a prominent Australian academic.
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