Pre-Registration assessment marking changed. The General Pharmaceutical Council puts a stop to Pre-Registration candidates requesting a remark. The pre-registration assessment marking system was previously a single marking process. Unsuccessful candidates had the option to request a re-mark. This service entails an independent…
Contraception is the use of any process, device or drug to suppress ovulation or fertilisation. In the UK they are over 10 methods of contraception. Women of childbearing age, should have some degree of understanding of contraception in order to…
No introduction needed, let’s just dive in. Here are pharmacistdiary’s 4 tips To a successful Career as a Community Pharmacist. 1. Have a Work-Life balance. The concept of finding a balance between your pharmacy career and your lifestyle is real.…
Lately, the media seems to talk about all the negatives and changes going on with Locum Pharmacists. No one actually talks about the other side of the coin ‘positives of being a Locum Pharmacist’. Here are our top 5 reasons…
Researchers from Imperial College London shocking discovery. UK Online Pharmacies operating from Cyprus and India. The UK and European Legislation states, an Online Pharmacy must be registered with The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). And the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory…
Over the years there has been an increase in the number of recorded mental health deaths in England. BBC Panorama Programme features reports from the Freedom of Information request carried out against 33 Mental Health Trusts. In 2012-13, the trusts…
Boots Pharmacy, LloydsPharmacy and Well Pharmacy Summer Vacation Programme applications are now open to 1st and 2nd and 3rd year pharmacy students. Pharmacy Summer Placement is a fantastic opportunity to experience a practical work environment. The benefits of summer placements…
National Pharmacy Association (NPA) and Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) legal actions against the Department of Health will be heard side by side week commencing 20th of March 2017 in the High Court. NPA legal challenge is partly based…
Brexit: The uncertainty behind Britain leaving the European Union leaves experts wandering if NHS will encounter delays in Medicine Supply to patients in need. The Brits voted to leave the European Union (EU), as to how and when the…
In Nottingham a nine-year-old girl was rushed to the Emergency Unit after the pharmacist mistakenly supplied Methadone against a Trimethoprim prescription. Nine-year-old Ruby was prescribed Trimethoprim for a urine infection which her Mother presented to the pharmacist at Manor Pharmacy…