Big ‘thank you’ from pharmacy’s ‘youngest fan’
At 19 months, Suri Tulsi Mehta is probably the youngest fan of community pharmacy. She lives in London with her parents, and like most...
VIEWS FROM THE FRONTLINE: My experience with COVID-19 in pharmacy before self-isolation
The last few weeks have by far been the most demanding and daunting in my five years’ career as a community pharmacist.
Sadly, although community...
‘COVID-19 will have deep impact on pharmacy’
BY JEREMY MEADER
Several years of funding cuts have forced the community pharmacy sector to reduce staffing levels, this situation has been compounded by the...
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Gender parity on PDA agenda this International Women’s Day
By Hala Jawad
Some organisations consider equality is not just a women's issue, it's a business issue. Of course, companies have the power to influence...
VIEWPOINT: Monitored dosage systems can add real value
By Wayne Gardiner
Monitored dosage systems (MDS), or multicompartment compliance aids as they are also known, have moved on considerably in recent years. Traditionally in pack...
REALITY CHECK: Side-lining community pharmacy – it’s a policy future governments will live to...
By Graham Phillips
In the 1960s, roughly 5,000 miles of railway tracks were closed and more than 2,000 stations were axed to cut the mounting debts...
NEWS ANALYSIS – Off the shelf: Could CBD products disappear from UK pharmacies?
By Sarah Ellson
In February 2020, the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) announced it was giving manufacturers of food products or supplements containing cannabidiol (CBD), a...
Why are we not sleeping
One in three people in the UK are suffering from sleeplessness at some point. It is said that humans are the only species that...
How not to get sick while travelling
By Andrew Petrou
The immune response to viral infection comprises innate and adaptive defences.
The innate immune system is the ‘ready now’ system and is able to...
How to run a successful travel health clinic in community pharmacy
By Lucy Morris
With overseas visits by UK residents continuing to grow and research indicating that more people are planning to spend more money on their...
