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...
Helping hay fever sufferers
By Max Wiseberg
Hay fever is the most common allergy. It’s experienced as a result of the immune system’s overreaction to pollen. This stimulates mast cells,...
Pharmacists’ vital role in allergy care
There are about two million people currently living with a food allergy in the UK and there has been a worrying rise in the...
FINANCE: Husband and wife businesses
By Umesh Modi
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has shown great interest in businesses where both spouses are owners (either as shareholders or partners) but...
Employment law changes in 2020
Although we have left the European Union (EU) and entered the 11-month transition period, there remains a great deal of uncertainty for pharmacy business...
‘Garavi Gujarat will come to be the pride of Britain’
By Rithika Siddhartha
When he took to the stage at the Asian Business Awards in March 2018, it was the first and only time that...
Portrait of Ramniklal Solanki as a newspaperman’s newspaperman
By Amit Roy
What was Ramniklal Solanki really like as a man? In all the years that I have known him, I can honestly say...
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