COVID-19 Inquiry must consider pharmacy resilience in case of future pandemics, says RPS
A statement from the RPS emphasised how much the complexity and fragility of medicine supply chains were exposed during the...
Community pharmacy may face similar access problems to general practice, warns NHS review
A report conducted by Lord Darzi has warned that there is a risk that community pharmacy will face similar access...
Statins offer cost-effective benefit for older people, study results suggest
The researchers found that lifetime use of a standard statin therapy increased quality-adjusted life years by 0.24–0.70 per person....
Paul Bennett: ‘Becoming a royal college is the right thing to do for the profession, our members, patients and the public
With proposals set out to change the RPS Constitution and governance, chief executive Paul Bennett explains what could happen and...
RPS announces proposals to move towards royal college status
Under the plans, which require approval from the membership, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society would become the Royal College of Pharmacy...
Weekly insulin injection as effective as daily injections in type 1 and type 2 diabetes, research suggests
Two studies have suggested that a once-weekly injection of insulin has a similar effectiveness for blood sugar management as daily...