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PJ letters (3/10 January 2009)
9 Jan 09 | 22.30 | England Scotland Wales
Letters published in the 3/10 January 2009 issue of The Pharmaceutical Journal
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Involving patients in reporting adverse drug reactions should be welcomed
8 Jan 09 | 13.03 | International
In this article, Anthony Cox, of Aston Pharmacy School, Birmingham, describes how patients in different countries report adverse drug reactions to their various authorities and how those reports contribute to drug safety decisions and regulatory decisions
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Beware overseas herbal products, says MHRA
24 Dec 08 | 11.23 | International
Tourists are being warned to be cautious about buying herbal products abroad after prescription-only medicines and other restricted ingredients were found in herbal products being sold in New Zealand more >
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PJ letters (20/27 December 2008)
19 Dec 08 | 23.52 | England Scotland Wales
Letters published in the 20/27 December 2008 issue of The Pharmaceutical Journal more >
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Christmas miscellany 2008
19 Dec 08 | 21.43 | England EU International Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
Articles published in the Christmas double issue of The Pharmaceutical Journal (20/27 December 2008)
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Beer: is it good or bad for your health?
19 Dec 08 | 10.35 | International
Many claims have been made for the health-giving benefits of beer, but detrimental effects have also been reported. Brian Lockwood, of the University of Manchester School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, examines the evidence
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Can you spot the differences?
16 Dec 08 | 10.41 | International
See if you can find 12 differences between these two pictures of Morrison’s Chemist in London, 1973, taken by photographer John Londei
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Improving psychiatric care in Uganda
16 Dec 08 | 10.40 | International
In May 2008, Delia Bishara, principal pharmacist at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, was invited to accompany a consultant psychiatrist to Uganda and help him run a series of workshops for staff in a psychiatric hospital. She describes her experience
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Humanitarian aid in Casamance
16 Dec 08 | 10.39 | International
As part of a diploma in pharmacy and humanitarian aid, Emmanuelle Lambert embarked on a mission to improve management and long-term availability of medicines to rural, underprivileged populations in Casamance, Senegal, with another pharmacist and two pharmacy students
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Universal test and treat strategy could dramatically cut new HIV infections, model predicts
1 Dec 08 | 16.04 | International
Annual, universal voluntary HIV testing followed by immediate antiretroviral therapy (ART) for those with a positive diagnosis (irrespective of clinical stage or CD4 count) would reduce new cases of HIV infection in a severe epidemic from 20 in 1,000 people to one in 1,000 within 10 years, a mathematical model developed by specialists from the World Health Organization predicts (26 November, www.thelancet.com) more >
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