Practice & profession

Peter Kopelman appointed as Faculty chairman

23 May 13 | 14.10 | England Scotland Wales

Peter Kopelman, a consultant physician, has been chosen to chair the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Faculty, which will lead on... more >
Your RPS & Gazette (25 May 2013)

23 May 13 | 12.04 | England Scotland Wales

A breakdown of what this week's Your RPS and Gazette sections have to offer
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Workforce update — pharmacy technicians on the Register in 2012

22 May 13 | 14.26 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Liz Seston and Karen Hassell provide a brief summary of the composition of Part 2 of the General Pharmaceutical Council Register (pharmacy technicians) in July 2011 more >
Workforce update — joiners, leavers and pharmacists on the 2011 Register

22 May 13 | 14.16 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Liz Seston and Karen Hassell provide a brief summary of the composition of Part 1 of the General Pharmaceutical Council Register in November 2011
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Could complexity theory turn out to be a pristine prism for pharmacy?

22 May 13 | 13.53 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Pharmacy matches a new social science perspective splendidly. Embrace it, urges sociologist and retired pharmacist Malcolm E. Brown, from Beccles, Suffolk more >
Found wanting . . . again

22 May 13 | 13.32 | England

Once again community pharmacies have come under the Which? spotlight and have been found wanting. And, once again, pharmacy bodies have had to leap to the defence of the profession more >
The benefits of medicines outweigh the risks of treatment — says who?

22 May 13 | 12.44 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Theo Raynor writes that pharmacists need to find ways of expressing risk-benefit ratios to patients in a way that they can understand so that they can make informed decisions more >
How to keep proper pharmacy records — a downloadable good practice guide

22 May 13 | 11.52 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

In this article the East of England Senior Pharmacy Managers Network introduces a downloadable update to its recommendations on the retention of pharmacy records

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Focus on pharmacy research with a doctorate degree

22 May 13 | 0.00 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Are you a practising pharmacist with a research idea? Here, the University of Strathclyde describes why a DPharm may be for you more >
Independents to collate data on shortages

21 May 13 | 15.17 | England

Data on stock shortages experienced by independent pharmacies will be collated by the Independent Pharmacy Federation to create... more >