Editorial
Pharmacists should no longer be at risk of prosecution for dispensing errorsSubscription
New contract between the NHS and community pharmacists in England should hasten change in the criminalisation of dispensing errors.
Future for pharmacy in Wales should be centred on pharmaceutical careSubscription
Politicians in Wales should back a new vision for pharmacy that makes pharmaceutical care a priority.
Feature
Creating a culture of whistleblowing for pharmacists Subscription
How do we improve the treatment of whistleblowers in the healthcare sector?
Comment
The Falsified Medicines Directive: time to get it rightSubscription
The Directive on counterfeit medicines will be complicated to implement and comply with, but it is in everyone’s interest to start thinking about the issues now and get it right first time.
CPD article
Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysisSubscription
Adverse drug reactions account for most cases of Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a severe skin condition with a high mortality rate.
Careers
Taking responsibility as a UK final medical signatorySubscription
As a medical science liaison, Lisa McCluskey travels worldwide presenting medical information. She has now been appointed final medical signatory, a role recently made available to pharmacists.
News
Designated pharmacist to review procedures for trials of cancer drugsSubscription
Changes to clinical trial procedures for new cancer drugs will prevent duplication, reduce bureaucracy and speed-up patient access to new products.
Union representing hospital pharmacists hopes strike will force government to rethink pay dealSubscription
The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists hopes the UK government will reconsider the terms of the 2014 pay deal after NHS strike action.
E-cigarette advertising cannot target young people under tighter rulesSubscription
NICE re-evaluates heart failure prescribing practicesSubscription
Janssen and Novartis pick up 2014 Prix Galien awards Subscription
Doctors more likely to prescribe antibiotics later in the daySubscription
Long-acting contraceptives reduce teenage pregnancies by 79%, study findsSubscription
General Pharmaceutical Council to review standards on conduct, ethics and performanceSubscription
European Medicines Agency reduces clinical trial secrecySubscription
News in Brief
NICE puts forward recommendations on safe use of medicinesSubscription
Three quarters of vets have treated pets given human medicinesSubscription
EMA expands public access to suspected drug side effect dataSubscription
Scotland’s fund for accessing new drugs evolves and expandsSubscription
Bestway Group takes control of Co-operative PharmacySubscription
Annual national flu vaccination programme kicks off in EnglandSubscription
Doctors call for improvement of inflammatory bowel disease servicesSubscription
RPS endorses Boots training providerSubscription
Research briefing
Oxycodone may be riskier than other addictive opioids, research suggestsSubscription
New pharmacological approach could treat type 2 diabetesSubscription
Physical health needs to be promoted in patients with severe mental illness Subscription
Emergence of HIV in humans traced to Kinshasa Subscription
Viagra could damage vision in people with an inherited eye diseaseSubscription
