Editorial
Brexit is not the only reason for medicines shortages
While Brexit may not be the direct cause of worsening medicines shortages, it is distracting Westminster from giving the issue the attention it needs.
Comment
Should pharmacy sell e-cigarettes and encourage people to vape?Subscription
A smoking cessation expert and a pharmacist share their views on whether pharmacies should stock and recommend e-cigarettes to people who want to kick their tobacco habit.
Learning article
How to demonstrate empathy and compassion in a pharmacy settingSubscription
Showing kindness and compassion is central to the delivery of patient-centred care and can help make better use of the short time pharmacists have in consultations.
Advising patients about malaria risks and preventionSubscription
Pharmacists must be able to advise UK-based travellers to malaria-endemic areas on the precautions they can take to protect themselves against the disease.
Careers
How do I boost low staff morale?Subscription
Three pharmacy managers provide their thoughts and advice to a colleague who is concerned about staff satisfaction and engagement.
A day in the life of a pharmaceutical patent attorneySubscription
Bal Matharu details a typical day at intellectual property firm HGF Ltd.
Correspondence
Learning from Gosport: RPS standards for clinical checks of inpatient prescriptions are inadequateSubscription
Daily dosing of any vitamin D supplementation is valuableSubscription
Looking at the 'disproportionate' number of fitness-to-practise cases between ethnic groupsSubscription
Unimpressed with new paper RPS membership cardSubscription
New paper membership card from the RPS erodes its reputationSubscription
News
Online pharmacies required to verify patient ID before prescribing, under new GPhC guidelines
Online pharmacies will have to verify the identities of patients they are prescribing for, under new guidance published by the General Pharmaceutical Council.
Five-year pharmacy apprenticeship proposals published
Proposals to develop a five-year apprenticeship scheme for pharmacists have been criticised as “highly disruptive to the profession”.
Antibiotic OTC treatments for sore throat could be fuelling antimicrobial resistance, researchers warn
Over-the-counter treatments that do not contain antibiotics should be considered for the symptomatic management of sore throat to help protect against antimicrobial resistance, researchers have recommended.
Gender pay gap at LloydsPharmacy sees year-on-year increase
LloydsPharmacy’s male employees continue to earn more than their female colleagues as the company’s gender pay gap saw a 2.5% increase in 2018 compared to 2017.
'Critical' contract negotiations begin for community pharmacy
The government has shared its proposals for a new community pharmacy contract for 2019/2020 “and beyond”, with the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee opening the latest round of negotiations.
NHS Tayside pharmacists felt 'professionally vulnerable' drug dosing concerns were ignored
Pharmacists at NHS Tayside said they felt “professionally vulnerable” after changes to breast cancer drug dosing were introduced by a consultant breast cancer oncology team, a report by Health Improvement Scotland has found.
Community pharmacy delivers more than 70,000 more flu vaccines during 2018/2019 season
Workforce shortages present 'major obstacle' to NHS Long Term Plan, warns PAC
Boots's parent company to consider 'consolidation' of low-performing stores in the UK
NHS 111 pharmacists in Wales close 80% of calls with no onward referral
Patients twice as likely to continue taking medicines if warned about health impact of non-adherence
Leading AMR expert calls for state-funded research into new antibiotics
Cost of prescriptions dispensed in community falls for third year running
Hospital pharmacy medicine recycling project saves health board £250,000 in six months
Older people with terminal cancer 'overprescribed' preventative drugs
Revealed: Education chiefs planned to slash preregistration funding by half
Scottish government 'scoping' changes to community pharmacy contract
Drug rehabilitation charities spent millions on generics price concessions in 2018
Over 3,000 more pharmacists needed in general practice to tackle GP shortages, says think tank report
Medical Cannabis Clinicians' Society publishes guidance for prescribers
