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Man charged after siege at Edinburgh pharmacy

Charges were brought by the police today (16 May 2013) against a 32-year-old-man, in connection with an incident at Edinburgh’s Royal Mile Pharmacy yesterday evening...

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  1. Indication labels nominated for innovations award

    25 Jun 05 | 0.00 |

    An indication labelling system for repeat prescriptions is among the 35 innovations shortlisted for the 2005 Medical Futures Innovations Awards, it was announced last week more >

  2. Consultation on methylated spirits restrictions launched

    25 Jun 05 | 0.00 |

    A consultation on removing restrictions around the sale of methylated spirits has been launched by the Scottish Executive more >

  3. New Parkinson's treatment

    25 Jun 05 | 0.00 |

    A new drug for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease will be available in the next few weeks. Rasagiline (Azilect) is a selective, irreversible monoamine-oxidase type B inhibitor licensed for the treatment of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease. It can be used either as monotherapy or as adjunct therapy with levodopa more >

  4. The need for Cox-2 inhibitors for ankylosing spondylitis

    25 Jun 05 | 0.00 |

    I have ankylosing spondylitis and I was taking Vioxx until it was withdrawn last autumn more >

  5. New medicines / Prescription Products / Discontinued products

    25 Jun 05 | 0.00 |

    Azilect / Aranesp SureClick / Inegy / Mirtazapine tablets / Colestyramine / Relifex dispersible more >

  6. President urges members to make views known on national boards

    25 Jun 05 | 0.00 |

    The President of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Hemant Patel, is urging members to make their views known on whether the Society should set up a national board for England and replace the Scottish and Welsh Executives with national boards more >

  7. MedicinesComplete online service is given a new look

    25 Jun 05 | 0.00 |

    MedicinesComplete, the online drug information subscription service from the Pharmaceutical Press (the publications division of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society) has been given a new look. MedicinesComplete provides online access to a range of drug and health care references sources more >

  8. Appointments to Council committees

    25 Jun 05 | 0.00 |

    The Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Appointments Panel has announced the composition of the Council’s committees for 2005–06, as follows. All appointees are members of Council unless otherwise stated more >

  9. Museum adds two more publications to its range of information sheets

    25 Jun 05 | 0.00 |

    The museum of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has expanded its range of information sheets with the addition of two new publications covering mortars and the history of the Society more >

  10. Statutory Committee (25 June 2005)

    25 Jun 05 | 0.00 |

    The Statutory Committee has reprimanded a pharmacist who supplied a prescription only medicine to a patient without taking reasonable steps to be satisfied that a valid prescription existed and to recover the prescription more >


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Society past-President David Coleman dies aged 73

David Coleman, who was President of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain from 1991 to 1993, has died...

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