The British Pharmaceutical Conference (BPC 2008) was held in Manchester from 7–9 September 2008
Science posters commended by APS
Research into the wound-healing properties of Ocimum basilicum L was among the work commended by the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences as part of the British Pharmaceutical Conference science poster sessions, held in Manchester from 7–9 September 2008
Prizes given for practice research posters
Research examining health professionals’ beliefs about medication prescribed for bipolar disorder and adherence won first prize at the practice poster session during the British Pharmaceutical Conference, held in Manchester from 7–9 September 2008
Four faces of pharmacy: RX Factor winners announced at BPC dinner
Four faces of pharmacy across Britain have been chosen to support the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s national consumer media campaigns in 2009. The winners of the Society’s Pharmacy RX Factor competition were announced at the British Pharmaceutical Conference dinner on 7 September 2008
New science and practice chairmen introduce conference themes for the BPC 2009
The science and practice chairmen for the BPC 2009 were introduced at 2008’s conference
Early audit findings paint bleak picture for pharmacists’ stress levels
Up to 30 per cent of pharmacists report being so stressed that they are losing sleep or making themselves ill, with 80 per cent reporting that they have felt stressed enough to worry about the safety of their patients, initial findings from the Pharmacists’ Defence Association stress audit indicate
Benevolent fund relaunched with extra services
Pharmacists will now be able to obtain free employment, law and debt advice from the profession’s relaunched benevolent fund, which also has a new name — Pharmacist Support
Conference on camera
Photographs from British Pharmaceutical Conference, Manchester 2008
Increase in medicines bureaucracy stifles innovation
An increased level of bureaucracy from bodies such as the EU and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has stifled pharmaceutical innovation, Trevor Jones, director of Allergan Inc and former director general of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry told participants at the British Pharmaceutical Conference 2008
Next year will be "truly defining", says Society's President
The next year will be a truly defining period in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s history, and in the history of the profession, said Steve Churton, the Society’s President, in an address to the British Pharmaceutical Conference
Responsible pharmacist regulations by the end of the month
Regulations setting out the roles responsible pharmacists in community pharmacies are expected to be laid before Parliament by the end of September 2008
General Pharmaceutical Council timetable set out
A timetable for establishment of the General Pharmaceutical Council was set out by Ken Jarrold, chairman of the Pharmacy Regulation and Leadership Oversight Group (PRLOG), during a session on the future of pharmacy regulatory and professional bodies at the British Pharmaceutical Conference
Pharmacists should get involved with integrated care pilots
Interest in bidding for the Department of Health’s integrated care pilots has been so high that no limit will now be set on the number of sites
