Taking the P: why the founder of < I > P < /I > -values would be turning in his grave
How P-values are used today has gradually morphed further and further from their intended use and scientists are now questioning the prominence they are given when interpreting clinical trial data. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - January 7, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Government signs up 'hundreds' of community pharmacies to deliver COVID-19 vaccines, says prime minister
The government has signed up “hundreds” of community pharmacies to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine to patients, the prime minister has said. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - January 6, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

A pharmacy resolution for 2021: let's improve the way patients with addiction are treated
There ’s evidence that community pharmacy’s disrespect for people with addiction is deterring them from seeking the drug treatments designed to aid their recovery — putting them at risk of drug-related death. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - January 6, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Free access to pharmacy journals under five-year deal with Oxford University Press
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has announced a groundbreaking partnership with Oxford University Press to give its members free access to a portfolio of research in pharmacy, pharmacology and the pharmaceutical sciences. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - January 6, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Pharmacists should be offered the COVID-19 vaccine as frontline workers
In the December 2020 issue of The Pharmaceutical Journal,  there was a fitting tribute to the pharmacy staff in the UK who lost their lives to COVID-19. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - January 6, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Deaths: Derrick Henry Dorken
On 3 January 2021,  Derrick Henry Dorken MRPharmS, aged 91 years, of Hertford, Hertfordshire. Mr Dorken registered with the Society in 1959.  (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - January 5, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Deaths: John Alexander Ware
On 27 December 2020, John Alexander Ware FRPharmS, aged 90 years, of  Seymour, Victoria, Australia. Mr Ware registered with the Society in 1950 and was conferred with Fellowship in 2008.  (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - January 5, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Tribute: John Alexander Ware
I was very sorry to hear of the death of my distinguished friend and colleague John Ware, Order of Australia (OAM). (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - January 5, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

COVID-19 vaccinations will be provided in 'local pharmacies', Welsh health minister says
People in Wales will be able to receive a COVID-19 vaccination from their “local GP practice or pharmacy”, Vaughn Gething, the Welsh health minister, has said. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - January 5, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Case study: an error with a medicine containing arachis oil
Many common pharmaceutical products contain refined peanut oil, which is contraindicated in patients with a known peanut allergy. This hospital pharmacy-based case study demonstrates the steps taken after a prescribing incident. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - January 5, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Pharmacy technicians told they can administer Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine under government protocol
Pharmacy technicians in England are able to administer the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the Association of Pharmacy Technicians has said. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - January 4, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Community pharmacy-led vaccination sites to start administering COVID-19 vaccines from 11 January 2021
COVID-19 vaccination sites led by community pharmacies will start administering vaccines to patients in England from the week beginning 11 January 2021, NHS England has said. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - January 4, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

'The menopause can be overwhelming' – a day in the life of a women’s health pharmacist
When Lindsey Lester became aware of the lack of quality advice given to women about the menopause, she decided to do something about it. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - January 4, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Gillian Leng: ‘COVID-19 has been a strain, but also an opportunity’
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence ’s new chief executive, Gillian Leng, took the helm in April 2020. She speaks to us about what lessons the organisation has taken away from the past year. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 30, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Second COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in the UK
The UK ’s COVID-19 vaccination programme will be expanded following the approval of a second vaccine, the government has said. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - December 30, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research