Features
Drugs in space: the pharmacy orbiting the Earth Subscription
Researchers are busy developing pharmaceutical solutions for astronauts, but that extraterrestrial research could also have implications for how medicines are delivered on Earth.
Five things pharmacists should look out for in the government's Brexit dealSubscription
The prime minister has said that he will put a “tiger in the tank” of Brexit talks, but what should the pharmacy profession look out for in any deal that is eventually agreed?
No going back: how the pandemic is changing hospital pharmacy
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a huge challenge, but it has revolutionised pharmacy practice in some positive ways. In the first of a three-part series, we ask hospital pharmacists which changes they want to retain.
Comment
For community pharmacists to be treated as equals after the COVID-19 pandemic, they must become paid employees of the NHSSubscription
COVID-19 has exposed the vulnerabilities of having separate health and social care systems, but pharmacy can only help fill this gap if it is more embedded within the NHS.
Q&A
Richard Hobbs: ‘This trial has been a monumental task’
A principal investigator in one of the UK-based COVID-19 treatment trials speaks about his hopes for the study and the controversy surrounding hydroxychloroquine.
CPD article
Insomnia disorder: management strategiesSubscription
As sleep disturbances are common, understanding their management and how to best counsel and appropriately treat patients is essential.
Learning article
Pharmaceutical considerations for patients with stomasSubscription
Pharmacists should be aware of the requirements of their patients who may have a temporary or permanent stoma.
Remote consultations: how pharmacy teams can practise them successfullySubscription
As remote consultations become more common, pharmacists must consider best practice and how they can get the most out of these interactions.
Research
Interchangeability of biosimilars: a global perspective for pharmacistsSubscription
The first innovator biologic drug was introduced around 40 years ago in the early 1980s. This article provides pharmacists with an overview of the pivotal concepts of biosimilar interchangeability with innovator biologics.
Careers
Making the MPharm fairer: what can be done about the ethnicity awarding gap?Subscription
After our investigation shows an “unacceptable gap” in awarding rates for higher degrees between white students and their black, Asian and minority ethnic counterparts, we ask how this disparity can be addressed.
'It is difficult witnessing patients fight for their lives' — a day in the life of a critical care pharmacist
Working in critical care can be both physically and emotionally challenging, but being proactive can help ensure patient safety and continuity of care.
Insight
Access to contraception in primary care leaves much to be desired — community pharmacy should prescribe, as well as supply, pills and patchesSubscription
Pharmacists can do more than just dispensing contraceptives; by prescribing and monitoring them in the pharmacy, they can free GPs to provide women with a wider range of contraceptive choices.
Editorial
It is time to take down the barriers faced by black pharmacistsSubscription
Action is needed as a 15-percentage-point gap between white and black pharmacy students awarded upper class MPharm degrees is revealed.
A brave new world? Share your ideas on post-pandemic pharmacy in our writing competitionSubscription
Flex your creative skills and enter our annual writing competition this year.
News
Foundation training programme could replace preregistration year from the summer of 2021Subscription
A year of foundation training could replace the pharmacist preregistration year across the UK from summer 2021, Health Education England and NHS England have suggested.
Greater proportion of white students awarded upper class pharmacy degrees, compared with BAME studentsSubscription
Exclusive: An analysis of data by The Pharmaceutical Journal reveals for the first time that a significantly lower proportion of black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) students are awarded a higher MPharm degree, compared with their white counterparts.
Scottish Pharmacy Board meeting: 24 June 2020
At the latest Royal Pharmaceutical Society Scottish Pharmacy Board meeting, discussions revolved around the COVID-19 pandemic and promoting inclusion and diversity across the profession.
English Pharmacy Board meeting: 24 June 2020
At the latest Royal Pharmaceutical Society English Pharmacy Board meeting, discussions revolved around the COVID-19 pandemic and promoting inclusion and diversity across the profession.
Welsh Pharmacy Board meeting: 24 June 2020
At the latest Royal Pharmaceutical Society Welsh Pharmacy Board meeting, discussions revolved around board elections, inclusion and diversity, and key work undertaken in Wales.
Hundreds of UK pharmacies are now offering rapid point-of-care COVID-19 antibody testing
Exclusive: Almost 500 pharmacies across the UK are now offering a rapid COVID-19 antibody testing service.
New Pharmacy Quality Scheme will focus only on COVID-19
Health secretary refuses to commit on repayment of pandemic advance funding
Boots pharmacists to be unaffected by company-wide proposals to cut 4,000 jobs
Half of pharmacists are not discussing risks of valproate with patients Subscription
Pharmacy regulator proposes speeding up fitness-to-practise decisions by making more enquiries earlierSubscription
Flu vaccines could be delivered in sports stadiums, town halls and mosques to mitigate COVID-19 risk, says pharmacy negotiator
Inhaler recycling scheme that cut carbon emissions equivalent to more than 8,500 cars is scrappedSubscription
Pharmacy Schools Council to ensure BAME patient communities are 'properly reflected' in MPharm curriculumSubscription
Savory & Moore's patent medicated gelatine lamels, 1915–1919
Nearly a quarter of PCNs did not claim NHS funding to hire extra pharmacists Subscription
A quarter of medicines deliveries booked through Welsh volunteer scheme have not been completed
Family of pharmacist who died from COVID-19 to bring legal claim against government
Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee could be rebranded in a drive to improve pharmacy representationSubscription
MHRA instructs all UK hydroxychloroquine COVID-19 clinical trials to suspend recruitment
Research briefing
Statins linked to lower risk of death from COVID-19, study suggests
Disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on BAME populations not explained by cardiometabolic factors, vitamin D or deprivation, researchers findSubscription
Inflammatory bowel disease may be linked to increased risk of dementiaSubscription
Secukinumab and adalimumab comparable for first-line psoriatic arthritis treatmentSubscription
Correspondence
We need new medication software to link hospital care to community pharmacySubscription
We always used to put returned medicines to good use if it was appropriateSubscription
Medical training for pharmacists would give our profession a new lease of lifeSubscription
Pharmacists should make themselves familiar with the Antifungal Drug Interactions DatabaseSubscription
