Understanding the barriers to RMMRs

Residential medication management reviews have proven to be beneficial in identifying medicine-related problems, so why are they so under-utilised?

Messages from World Pharmacists Day

A pandemic may have prevented traditional face-to-face events, but it didn’t stop pharmacists from across the country celebrating the 11th annual World Pharmacists Day last week.

Margaret Sneddon Bickle AO FPS is a role model for women...

Margaret Sneddon Bickle AO FPS has been a role model for women in pharmacy since she joined PSA 70 years ago. Now 90, she remains a registered, non-practising pharmacist, because ‘it’s still important’.

Strychnine: From murder mysteries to rat bait

Agatha Christie loved strychnine. It starred in her debut novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles. Thanks to her World War I experience as a hospital dispensary volunteer, and her training as an apothecary’s assistant, the novel received a rave review in The Pharmaceutical Journal.

How to run a CVD screening and assessment service

Scenario: You have decided to run a cardiovascular screening and risk assessment service in the pharmacy. The target screening group is ‘all willing patients over...

Practical ways to support people with disability

Despite their healthcare needs, people with disability often report feeling shut out by the system that is meant to assist them.