Deaths: Mary Hargreaves
On 22 October 2020, Elizabeth Mary Hargreaves (known as Mary), aged 83 years, of  Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear. Mrs Hargreaves was a former member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.  (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 13, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

All pharmacists should consider a research fellowship
(Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 13, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

The regulator should have given preregistration students full registration by trusting honest accounts from their tutors
(Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 13, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Scottish Pharmacy Board meeting: 8 October 2020
The Scottish Pharmacy Board discussed work on inclusion and diversity to encourage members to stand at the national pharmacy board elections, as well as careers support and ideas around changing the structure of board meetings. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 13, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

English Pharmacy Board meeting: 8 October 2020
Topics discussed at the latest English Pharmacy Board meeting included learnings from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society ’s Action in Belonging, Culture and Diversity group and updates on education. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 13, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Welsh Pharmacy Board meeting: 8 October 2020
Discussions at the latest Welsh Pharmacy Board meeting revolved around how the Society can help promote independent prescribing pharmacists, the 2021 manifesto for the Welsh government elections and updates around science and research. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 13, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

One in ten hospital trusts have been asked to approve unlicensed cannabis-based medicinal prescriptions
Around 10% of hospital trusts have received requests for prescriptions of unlicensed cannabis-based medical products. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 12, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Pharmacy chosen to trial pioneering driverless van delivery
A West London pharmacy has become the first business in the UK to use a driverless delivery van. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 12, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Medication in contemporary music: what precisely are our patients listening to?
Contrary to popular belief, modern music often references legitimate medications, as well as illegal substances — understanding societal beliefs around drugs can help us help our patients. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 12, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Patients ’ perspectives on polypharmacy are highly personal, systematic review concludes
Healthcare professionals should actively seek to understand individual patients ’ perspectives on polypharmacy and its challenges, research in BMJ Open has concluded. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 12, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Community pharmacy teams will be included among frontline healthcare staff vaccinated against COVID-19
Community pharmacy teams will be vaccinated against COVID-19 alongside all other health and social care professionals as part of the government ’s vaccination programme. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 11, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

NICE reverses advice on exercise therapy for treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome in draft guidance
Graded exercise therapy should not be offered for the treatment of myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrome, according to draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 11, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Harpreet Chana: ‘Pharmacists put the needs of everyone before ourselves’
The founder of the Mental Wealth Academy speaks about why the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a surge in mental health issues and how pharmacists can support each other and their patients. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 11, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

I was incensed by society's misconception of pharmacy, so I wrote a book on it
Preregistration pharmacist and book lover Janelle Soong was shocked by the perception that pharmacists ‘just stick labels on boxes’, so she collected her favourite real-life tales that show what pharmacy is really about. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 11, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Fremanezumab safe and effective for preventing migraine over longer term, study suggests
Patients with migraine continue to benefit from preventive treatment with  fremanezumab over the longer term, with sustained reductions in monthly migraine and headache days, a study in Neurology has suggested. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 11, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research