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. [...]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gilenya (fingolimod) to treat relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) in children and adolescents aged 10 years and older. This is the first FDA approval of a drug to treat MS in paediatric patients. ‘For the first time, we have an FDA-approved treatment specifically for children and adolescents [...]
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) is selling an exclusive range of Community Pharmacy Works clothing items, including socks, cufflinks and t-shirts, with all proceeds going to the charity, Pharmacist Support. Pharmacist Support provides help in times of need for pharmacists and their families, former pharmacists, and pharmacy students. NPA Head of Communications, Stephen Fishwick, explained, [...]
A new article published in the Cell Reports describes how a new drug is able to reduce the symptoms and activate the dormant neurons characteristic of Rett Syndrome in pre-clinical models. The study, led by Dr Manel Esteller, Director of the Epigenetics and Cancer Biology Program (PEBC) of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), ICREA [...]
The US Food and Drug Administration has announced the latest action to encourage and support the development of treatment options for people with opioid use disorder (OUD). The agency has released the first of two new draft guidances intended to aid industry in developing new medications for use in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid dependence. The [...]
The Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) has highlighted a locum agency’s claim that some of its clients will only offer shifts to pharmacists who are prepared to miss lunch as a further example as to why the Safer Pharmacies Charter is urgently needed. Adequate rest is one of the basic safety standards in the charter. On [...]
