News in English (Other Media)

Recommended changes to the running of the registration examination have been accepted by the General Pharmaceutical Council, following discussions with the British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association

A precautionary recall of 12 batches of Advagraf (tacrolimus; Astellas) prolonged-release capsules 0.5mg has been announced by the European Medicines Agency

Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust in London has written to all staff, including its pharmacists, asking if they are “willing to volunteer to sacrifice annual leave and/or perform additional unpaid sessional duties”

There are major deficiencies in intelligence around cancer treatment in England, the national cancer director Sir Mike Richards...

Around 16,000 deaths of patients admitted to hospital in an emergency could be avoided in England through the use of advanced IT systems

Primary care trusts were the focus of 18 per cent of NHS complaints in England last year...

The National Assembly for Wales has agreed the terms of reference for its community pharmacy policy review, which was announced this summer

Pharmacists who use social media such as Facebook, Twitter and online forums have been issued advice...

The General Pharmaceutical Council is launching an informal engagement process to gather views on four new pieces of guidance (see Panel)

Protection for whistleblowers will be enshrined in the NHS Constitution from early 2012, health secretary Andrew Lansley announced...

Health secretary Andrew Lansley this week denied there is a medicines supply problem in the UK

Names of the members of the Pharmacy and Public Health Forum were announced today (19 October 2011)

Controversy surrounding the availability of wound dressings containing silver has led some experienced and expert clinicians to be seriously concerned for patient welfare

In this article on landmark drugs, Jenny Bryan takes a look at how terfenadine, although not in use today, paved the way for research into non-sedating antihistamines

Common prescription medicines could account for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in one in 10 cases of the condition, new research suggests

Three initial priorities have been set out for the Pharmacy and Public Health Forum, which is due to meet for the first time this week

European pharmacists should have their language skills vetted by the General Pharmaceutical Council before they are allowed to practise in the UK, according to a House of Lords committee

Pharmacies have a key role to play in the Department of Health’s latest obesity strategy, “Healthy lives, healthy people: a call to action on obesity in England”

Pharmacists should carefully consider the brand of salmeterol supplied to patients presenting a generic prescription for salmeterol 25µg metered dose inhaler

A hospital-only sedative for patients in intensive care units was launched last week (9 October 2011)