RPS Charter Award given for pharmacist's 'global impact' Catherine Duggan, chief executive of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), has received the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS’s) Charter Award. Announcing the news on 7 April 2026, a…

#CatherineDuggan, chief executive of #FIP, has received the #RPS Charter Award

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February 2026, Vol 316, No 8006 Table of contents Top news stories Features Opinion Learning & CPD Your RPS Letters Announcements & Tributes

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Health news round up: AMR, pain and genitourinary cancers This week, The Pharmaceutical Journal has reported on continued efforts to tackle London’s measles outbreak, slow progress on patient record access in community pharmacies and regulatory support for…

Our weekly #healthnewsroundup summarises the week in pharmacy and healthcare news – read more below! 👇

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Privy Council approves Royal Charter changes King Charles III has approved the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS’s) application to amend its Royal Charter. The King’s approval, announced by the RPS on 11 March 2026, means that the RPS will…

King Charles III has approved the #RPS's application to amend its Royal Charter

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February 2026, Vol 316, No 8006 Table of contents Top news stories Features Opinion Learning & CPD Your RPS Letters Announcements & Tributes

#ThePJ's February issue is now available – click below to find a wide selection of news, features, opinion and learning articles 👇

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Amandeep Doll: 'I can be a role model of inclusive leadership' There’s a lot going on in Amandeep Doll’s first year as director for England at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) — not least, the historic transition to royal college status, currently expected…

Here, we catch up with #AmandeepDoll, director for England at the #RPS, about her reflections on the transition to the Royal College of Pharmacy, priorities for 2026 and inclusion as a “golden thread” through the Society’s work

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Meet the candidates standing for election to the national pharmacy advisory councils of the future Royal College of Pharmacy 👇

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Prescribing With pharmacist prescribing becoming more widely embedded across sectors in the UK, The Pharmaceutical Journal’s new collection of prescribing resources has been developed to support pharmacists as…

Our anthology of prescribing content is mapped to the #RPS ‘Competency framework for all prescribers’ and is fully contextualised to pharmacist prescribing. Read more below ⬇️

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Today's #QuoteoftheWeek is from #SirHughTaylor, independent chair of the UKPPLAB, on proposals to widen Royal College of Pharmacy membership

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Sir Hugh Taylor: ‘We'd like to do ourselves out of a job as quickly as possible’ Sir Hugh Taylor chairs the UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board (UKPPLAB), which was launched in 2023 to help implement recommendations made by the UK Commission on Pharmacy…

Read our latest interview with #SirHughTaylor, chair of the UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board, about his optimism for a collaborative future with the creation of the Royal College of Pharmacy

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January 2026, Vol 316, No 8005 Table of contents Top news stories Features Opinion Learning & CPD Your RPS Letters Announcements & Tributes

Did you know you can find all of our content from #ThePJ's January 2026 in one place?

We collate each issue on the last day of the month to create a easily navigable resource for our readers

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Candidates for the inaugural National Pharmacy Advisory Council elections The following nominations have been received for the forthcoming elections to the National Pharmacy Advisory Councils of England, Scotland and Wales. These are the inaugural elections for the future…

#RPS announces candidates for the inaugural elections for the future Royal College of Pharmacy

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Since the launch of our #Workforce campaign last year #ThePJ's content continues to explore challenges, champion solutions and advocate for the changes needed to fill the pharmacy sector's workforce gaps

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Crossing borders and breaking barriers: why we need to truly value global contributions to pharmacy and healthcare There was nothing dramatic about my decision to leave Pakistan in 2011 — no defining moment, no sudden epiphany. I had completed my PharmD degree at the University of Sargodha, which was introduced…

In a powerful account published by #ThePJ earlier today, #RafiaJamil shares her journey as an “overseas pharmacist” and how her experience of equality, diversity and inclusion within pharmacy has been complex but hopeful

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Our #prescribing content is mapped to the #RPS ‘Competency framework for all prescribers’ and is fully contextualised to pharmacist prescribing

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Risks of nasal decongestant spray overuse need to be made clearer, says RPS A report by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has warned that there needs to be better public awareness of the risks of nasal decongestant sprays. Results of a survey of 309 community…

A report by the #RPS has warned that there needs to be better public awareness of the risks of nasal decongestant sprays

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Interim chair of RPS Welsh Pharmacy Board elected Liz Hallett has been elected as interim chair of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS) Welsh Pharmacy Board (WPB). A portfolio pharmacist, Hallett has been a member of the WPB since 2022. She…

Liz Hallett has been elected as interim chair of the #RPS Welsh Pharmacy Board

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Since the launch of our #Workforce campaign earlier this year, #ThePJ's content has continued to explore challenges, champion solutions and advocate for the changes and investment needed to fill the pharmacy sector's workforce gaps and improve wellbeing

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Scottish assisted dying amendment means pharmacists would be able to opt-out Pharmacists in Scotland will be able to choose whether to participate in assisted dying, after an amendment was lodged to the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, at the request…

Pharmacists in Scotland will be able to choose whether to participate in assisted dying, after an amendment was lodged by Brian Whittle MSP to the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, at the request of the #RPS

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