Our team of pharmacist researchers published more than 50 COVID-19 papers during the pandemic
A lack of medical evidence early on in the pandemic put pharmacists in a difficult position, so pharmacist researchers across the world teamed up to remedy it, with great success. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 16, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

New estimates for breast cancer risk associated with HRT
New estimates of the increased risks of breast cancer associated with use of different hormone replacement therapy preparations have been published in the  BMJ. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 16, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

What my rollercoaster ride with ‘long COVID’ has taught me about being a pharmacist
At 30 years of age, advanced pharmacist Geraint Jones never imagined a virus could hit him so hard — here, he shares his devastating account of how ‘long COVID’ has affected him, both personally and professionally. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 16, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Four ways to build a community pharmacy workforce fit for the future
In the face of adversity during a global pandemic, 22 community pharmacists took their sector ’s survival into their own hands. Here are the workforce demands they’re making of those at the top. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 16, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Azithromycin has no benefit for patients with severe COVID-19, RECOVERY trial data suggest
The antibiotic azithromycin has no meaningful clinical benefit for patients who are hospitalised with severe COVID-19, a preliminary analysis of data from the Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy trial has found. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 15, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Pharmacy needs to do much better on valproate
Even after licensing changes, pregnant women are still being prescribed sodium valproate, meaning that foetuses are being needlessly exposed to the risks of birth defects and  developmental damage. Community pharmacy needs to take the lead in preventing this. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 15, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Valproate use in women: minimising the risks
It is necessary that pharmacists and pharmacy teams ensure the safe and appropriate prescribing of valproate in line with the current Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency guidance. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 15, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Registration assessment could move as part of education overhaul, regulator ’s chief executive says
The General Pharmaceutical Council would be open to the prospect of making changes to the registration assessment, Duncan Rudkin, chief executive of the regulator, has said. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 15, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Dilemma: when a line manager takes credit for your work
Four pharmacy professionals give their opinions on how to deal with a potentially plagiarising boss. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 14, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Nearly half of contractors say their pharmacy could close within the year, finds Parliamentary group
Nearly half of community pharmacy contractors say their pharmacy is at risk of closing within the year. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 14, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

The COVID-19 campus: MPharm studying during the pandemic
We look at how students and staff at pharmacy schools have fared during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 14, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Nearly half of pharmacy owners ‘actively looking’ to buy another pharmacy, survey finds
Almost half of community pharmacy owners said they are “actively looking” at buying another pharmacy, according to the Lloyds Bank Healthcare Confidence Index 2020. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 11, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Pharmacists told not to stockpile medicines as end of Brexit transition period nears
Pharmacists have been  told not to stockpile medicines in advance of the end of the Brexit transition period. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 11, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

New website launch as PJ looks to the future
Intuitive design, improved performance and more multimedia content as we move away from print as the predominant way we serve our editorial content to members and our wider readership. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 11, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Patients with history of anaphylaxis should not receive Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, says regulator
Patients with a history of anaphylaxis to a vaccine, medicine or food should not receive the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 10, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research