Editorial
Pharmacy workforce remains a dilemmaSubscription
Reforms to pharmacy education and training will now proceed without a cap on student numbers, but there may well be unintended consequences.
Feature
Psychedelics: entering a new age of addiction therapy
Psilocybin, the compound that makes mushrooms magic, is showing promise as a treatment for several psychiatric illnesses.
CPD article
Preventing falls in older peopleSubscription
How pharmacy teams can reduce the risk of falls in elderly people by identifying risk factors and managing medicines.
Careers
Connecting with hard-to-reach patients via an online pharmacySubscription
Superintendent pharmacist Omar El-Gohary enjoys the challenge of combining medicines, business and technology expertise in his role at online pharmacy Chemist Direct.
News
Effective treatments lagging behind for multidrug-resistant TB, says WHOSubscription
There are still major gaps in delivering effective treatments to patients suffering from multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, a report finds.
New Zealand allows access to sildenafil through pharmacySubscription
Men suffering erectile dysfunction in New Zealand are now able to buy sildenafil from specially trained pharmacists without a GP’s prescription.
Disappointment at decision to ignore call to cap pharmacy student numbersSubscription
Review calls for improvements to medicines management in Welsh hospitalsSubscription
National minor ailment scheme could help save NHS £1bnSubscription
New medicine service guaranteed a place in pharmacy, conference hearsSubscription
Regulator rejects call for stricter control of laxative salesSubscription
Medication errors common in childrenSubscription
Medication errors cost the NHS up to £2.5bn a yearSubscription
Scientists develop human insulin-producing cells to treat type 1 diabetesSubscription
Pneumococcal vaccine reduces antibiotic resistant infections in children by 62%Subscription
News in Brief
CPS will not act against pharmacist whose error led to patient’s deathSubscription
BNF revises domperidone advice and introduces new monoclonal antibodySubscription
Specialist pharmacists can support hospital consultants in the communitySubscription
AbbVie and Shire merger called offSubscription
Pharmacy regulator canvasses pre-registration tutorsSubscription
Support for Bill to allow terminal cancer patients access to drugs in developmentSubscription
Public call for Roche to cut price of breast cancer drugSubscription
Liberal Democrat peer to lead revalidation advisory groupSubscription
Research briefing
Disappointing results for fish oil in atrial fibrillation trialSubscription
New technique produces chirally pure moleculesSubscription
Meta-analysis strengthens link between depression and inflammationSubscription
Chemical screening unearths tannic acid as candidate for cystic fibrosis therapySubscription
Vaccine for human respiratory syncytial virus on the horizonSubscription
Correspondence
Integrating science into practiceSubscription
No guarantees of a pre-registration placementSubscription
Pharmacies should be involved in child protection measuresSubscription
