At a time when it can feel like the weight of the world is winning, and darkness often dominates, SPR is proud to cast a light on the positivity which continues to prevail throughout the sector – via our annual Scottish Pharmacy Awards. This year the black-tie celebrations are set to get underway at the [...]
The Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) has announced the appointment of Diane Leicester-Hallam as Director of Member Services. Organising trade union representation and defence association benefits, the PDA is now the largest pharmacist membership organisation in the UK. With over 27,000 members, the organisation is committed to developing more services for pharmacists to support them throughout [...]
Pharmacist Support – the profession’s independent charity – has partnered with the International Pharmacy Federation (IPF) for their annual fun run on 4th September in Glasgow. The 5km fun run has been a popular social event at the congress for the past seven years – an event promoting healthy lifestyle, and an alternative networking opportunity [...]
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (RB) has announced that they are recalling specific batches of Durex condoms after they did not pass their required safety standards. This means there is a risk that the condom might tear or leak reducing its protection from sexually-transmitted diseases and pregnancy. People are advised to check if they have any [...]
4,000 strokes were prevented in England between 2015 and 2016 due to the increased use of anticoagulant drugs among patients with a common heart rhythm disorder, according to new analysis part-funded by British Heart Foundation (BHF) and published in the European Heart Journal. Atrial fibrillation (AF) has been diagnosed in around 1.3 million people in [...]
The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved Azedra (iobenguane I 131) injection for intravenous use for the treatment of adults and adolescents aged 12 and older with rare tumours of the adrenal gland (pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma) that can’t be surgically removed (unresectable), have spread beyond the original tumour site, and require systemic anticancer therapy. [...]
