Editorial
Stop illicit tobacco tradeSubscription
The international community must step up and conclude a protocol that could clamp down on tobacco sales outside the regulated supply chain.
New government must keep its word on the NHSSubscription
The new UK government’s ambitions for a seven-day NHS will need more than a cash injection and unprecedented efficiency savings.
Feature
Pharmaceutical fakes: a dangerous pandemicSubscription
A unified authentication system is needed to combat the massive trade in counterfeit medicines.
Q&A
Chris McGuigan: driving drug developmentSubscription
Chris McGuigan, chairman of the Life Sciences Hub Wales, discusses the business side of research, his proudest invention and what the future holds for innovation in Wales.
CPD article
Stroke: latest treatment options in acute managementSubscription
With 1.9 million neurons lost each minute a stroke is untreated, rapid diagnosis and management is essential.
Careers
Resolving issues with medicines in A&E departmentsSubscription
Lindsay Smith has been lead pharmacist in emergency medicine at Worcestershire Royal Hospital for two years. She describes what the role involves and why it suits her.
News
Pass rates for GPhC registration exam vary between universitiesSubscription
Pass rates for the General Pharmaceutical Council’s registration assessment vary widely across UK schools of pharmacy, and the gap has widened over the past four years.
UK unveils plans to make antibiotic R&D more attractive for the pharmaceutical industrySubscription
Pharmaceutical companies could be paid a lump sum to reward them for developing successful new antibiotics under proposals designed to ‘de-link’ the profitability of a new drug from its sales volume and make research and development a viable proposition.
Study provides reassurance to pregnant women treated with antipsychoticsSubscription
Medical royal colleges launch campaign to reduce unnecessary interventionsSubscription
Technicians are seeking powers that would threaten patient safety, claims PDASubscription
Meta-analysis confirms patients treated with digoxin are at increased risk of deathSubscription
Statins could increase lung cancer survival Subscription
Researchers propose SSRI dosing strategy to reduce risk of suicide among childrenSubscription
Pharmacies could play a role in reducing asthma-related deathsSubscription
Cardiac side effects caused by drugs can be predicted using a simulated heart modelSubscription
News in Brief
Burt picks up pharmacy brief in UK government’s new health teamSubscription
New costly treatments for hepatitis C and cancer added to WHO essential drug listSubscription
Life expectancy worldwide up by six years since 1990, says WHOSubscription
RPS animation urges patients with minor ailments to visit pharmaciesVideoSubscription
EMA takes on responsibility for screening medical literature for ADRsSubscription
GSK collaborates with University of North Carolina on HIV cureSubscription
Economist league table places NHS near bottom for resources; near top for accessSubscription
Research briefing
Medical marijuana study fails to show benefit on behavioural symptoms of dementiaSubscription
Mathematical model calculates odds of resistance developing during antibiotic treatmentSubscription
Viagra-like drugs could play a role in blocking malaria transmissionSubscription
Ciclosporin fails to demonstrate protection from neuronal damage during thrombolysisSubscription
How brains are wired may affect smokers’ ability to quitSubscription
