Tribute: Timothy Johnson
I first met Tim Johnson in freshers week at Manchester University in 1972. We lived in the same hall of residence for the duration of our degrees and both completed our preregistration for Boots in south Manchester. We both served our complete careers for the “blue lozenge” also known as Boots; Tim was granted parole (i.e. retired) in 2013. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 10, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Deaths: Pamela Smith Russell
On 10 May 2020, Pamela Smith Russell MRPharmS, aged 63 years, of Bromley, Kent. Mrs Russell registered with the Society in 1978. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 10, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Pharmacy trainees to have 90 hours of prescribing training, under draft GPhC standards
Pharmacy trainees will be given “at least 90 hours” of supervised practice in independent prescribing as part of the new foundation year programme, the General Pharmaceutical Council has said. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 10, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Understanding dispensing errors and risk
As prescription numbers continue to increase, it is necessary to understand the dispensing errors that can occur and how they may happen. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 10, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Routine NSAID use not associated with poorer outcomes in patients hospitalised with COVID-19
Routine use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs might confer “modest” survival benefit for patients hospitalised with COVID-19 and is not associated with poorer outcomes, the results of a study published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine have suggested. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 10, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Deaths: Mary Smith
On 3 November 2020, Mary Smith MRPharmS, aged 91 years, of Halesowen, West Midlands. Mrs Smith registered with the Society in 1950. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 9, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Deaths: Timothy Johnson
On 31 May 2020, Timothy Johnson, aged 66 years, of Radcliffe-on-Trent. A former member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Mr Johnson registered with the Society in 1976. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 9, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Why pharmacy students should know about the Yellow Card scheme
An initiative at the University of Bradford is seeing students champion the Yellow Card reporting scheme. Here ’s how it’s making them better students and, ultimately, better pharmacists. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 9, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Third of patients visited community pharmacies in place of their GP during the COVID-19 pandemic, NPA survey finds
A third of patients surveyed by the National Pharmacy Association said they visited their pharmacy during the COVID-19 pandemic in place of their GP. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 9, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Two-thirds of provisionally registered pharmacists in England signed up to IFPP
More than a third of all provisionally registered pharmacists in England have yet to sign up to the new national interim foundation programme. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 9, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
'It motivates me to know we can make a difference to patients ’ lives' – a day in the life of a medical affairs head
Domenico Curinga details a typical day leading a medical affairs team at Novartis Oncology UK. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 9, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Charity expresses patient safety concerns over draft atrial fibrillation guidance from NICE
A UK charity has expressed patient safety concerns over draft guidance issued by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the management of atrial fibrillation. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 6, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Low-carb diet sends nearly half of type 2 diabetes patients into remission in small research study
Following a lower carbohydrate diet for an average of 23 months could help achieve a 46% drug-free type 2 diabetes mellitus remission rate in UK primary care. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 6, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Everything you need to know about pharmacy foundation training
Universal foundation training for pharmacists is being introduced sooner than expected, with an interim foundation programme launched this autumn and a one-year foundation scheme set to replace the current preregistration year from July 2021. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 6, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Pharmacy negotiator in talks with government on how pharmacists will help deliver a COVID-19 vaccine
The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has said it is working with NHS England and Improvement and the Department of Health and Social Care to agree how pharmacies can play a part in the COVID-19 vaccination programme. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - November 5, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
