Over 90 per cent of pharmacists believe that they are key to improving patients health, according to an international survey presented at the International Pharmaceutical Federation FIP congress in Lisbon, Portugal, this week.
Criticism has been levelled by the Pharmacists Defence Association over an "advance declaration" procedure that Boots has developed to allow its pharmacies to operate without a pharmacist present.
With less than a month to go before the planned launch of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society as the professional body for pharmacy, its new livery, style and use of the coat of arms has been unveiled
The three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption have been charged with various offences by the International Cricket Council ICC.
Pharmacists should be able to make emergency supplies of schedule 4 and 5 Controlled Drugs and phenobarbital to European Economic Area and Swiss nationals, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has proposed.
Government cuts mean that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has decided not to move forward with plans to make product information available online.
Women under 25 years of age are most at risk from sexually transmitted infections, which are on the rise in the UK according to new data from the Health Protection Agency.
A telephone helpline for registrants unclear about the changes being brought in at the end of September when the General Pharmaceutical Council takes over regulation from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has been launched today 31 August 2010.The advice line 0845 504 6277 is operated by pharmacists and will be available until the end of November 2010.
Consulting a pharmacist for health advice can save national healthcare systems money, researchers have shown.
Ivabradine has beneficial effects for patients with worsening heart failure, research published online in The Lancet reveals.