The Pharmaceutical Journal
@pharmaj
Established in 1841 as the RPS's official journal, The PJ is a trusted source of news, analysis, learning and research on pharmacy, medicines and pharmaceutical sciences
Our #QuoteoftheWeek is from Henrietta Hughes, the patient safety commissioner for England, on the government's lack of response on valproate redress for patients harmed by the drug #ukpharmacy #valproate buff.ly/midHd57?
Our #QuoteoftheWeek is from #MarkStuart, pharmacist for the International Olympic Committee Medical Commission and European Olympic Committees Medical and Anti-Doping Commission, on being awarded an OBE #ukpharmacy buff.ly/8TqC6Zb
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Our #QuoteoftheWeek is from Malcolm Harrison, chief executive of the Company Chemists' Association, on the association calling for Pharmacy First in England to be expanded to include pharmacist independent prescribing #ukpharmacy #prescribing #communitypharmacy buff.ly/XgoqIrE
Our #QuoteoftheWeek is from #HenryGregg, chief exec of the #NPA, on calls to add migraine to Pharmacy First conditions #pharmacyfirst #minorailments #ukpharmacy #pharmacyservices #migraine buff.ly/qsDLOgY
Our #JoboftheWeek offers exciting opportunities for Hospital Pharmacists across New Zealand – apply now before the application window closes on 1 June 2026 #hospitalpharmacyjob #pharmacyrecruitment #pharmacyjobs #PJJobs buff.ly/tgiFWNg
You can access all of our April 2026 content in one place – including our cover feature, which looks at the future of the use of animals in pharmaceutical research #April2026 #ThePJ #pharmacynews #learningandCPD buff.ly/u4vBwVu
Our #QuoteoftheWeek is from Habib Naqvi, chief executive of the NHS Race and Health Observatory, on regulatory bodies — including the GPhC — signing up to its anti-racism principles #workplace #inequalitiies #racism #ukpharmacy #ukhealthcare buff.ly/zCsNEbn
Our #QuoteoftheWeek is from #MahendraPatel, chair of the RCPharm’s English Pharmacy Advisory Council, on the College's call for full pharmacy student access to Learning Support Fund #ukpharmacy #pharmacyeducation buff.ly/YKq5sYG
Our #QuoteoftheWeek is from the ‘Menopause, unmissed‘ statement, published jointly by several healthcare organisations on 24 April 2026, which has called for “urgent government action to transform menopause care in England” #CCA #NPA #RCPharm #ukpharmacy #menopausecare buff.ly/kwFqRHx
Our #QuoteoftheWeek is from #TanyaEdnanLaperouse, who said this week that inadequate allergy training is leaving pharmacists “on the front line” covering “major gaps in a dangerously patchy” healthcare system #allergytraining #ukpharmacy buff.ly/g4MPjCD
Click below to explore our collection of resources on #sexual and #reproductive health, which help pharmacists provide confidential advice and refer patients to related services #sexualhealth #reproductivehealth #ukpharmacy buff.ly/gbT8BWo
Search for your next career move with #PJJobs — bringing the latest vacancies in pharmacy straight to your fingertips. Sign up now for our job alert service ⬇️ #pharmacyjobs #pharmacycareer #ukpharmacy buff.ly/rq3LnYS
Our #QuoteoftheWeek is from #MalcolmHarrison, chief executive of the Company Chemists' Association on post-discharge medication errors disproportionately affecting patients with dementia #dementia #ukpharmacy buff.ly/r3nrXSJ
Our #QuoteoftheWeek is from #OrlaghMcGarrity, senior antimicrobial pharmacist at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust on 'game-changing' rapid urine test could select the correct antibiotic for patients with urinary tract infections #ukpharmacy buff.ly/U5hJker
#ThrowbackThursday, courtesy of the #RPS Museum... Here, wartime pharmacist Mr WF Gardner describes in a 1917 letter to #ThePJ having to explain that 'pharmacy' and 'palmistry' are not the same thing. Yes, pharmacists are highly skilled —but unfortunately they can’t predict the future! #TBT
Our #QuoteoftheWeek is from #HenryGregg, chief executive of the #NPA, who backs the COVID-19 inquiry report, which he said "was right to say that supporting the pharmacy network is a necessity to cope with any future health crisis" buff.ly/QbGRjR9
Our #QuoteoftheWeek is from #PaulSimpson, chair elect of the British Menopause Society, on the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's approval of fezolinetant #ukpharmacy #menopause #hotflushes buff.ly/4AueVYr
Our collection of resources on paediatric health is organised within three categories — medicines, conditions and safeguarding and wellbeing — including a self-assessment quiz #paediatrichealth #ukpharmacy #pharmj #paediatrics buff.ly/5siToJh
Our #JoboftheWeek is from #HealthandCareJersey Click below to find out more about this exciting opportunity 👇 #palliativecarepharmacy #endoflifecare #jerseypharmacy buff.ly/jbYcpLZ
Have you experienced a situation where you had to balance conflicting interests or felt unsure about the best way forward? Were you faced with a dilemma where risks and benefits were particularly hard to balance? Get in touch today ⬇️ #prescribingdilemma #pharmacistprescriber buff.ly/Wi6Aevm
Skin conditions can range in severity and pharmacists across sectors should be able to recognise them. Below, you can access our extensive collection of #dermatology articles, including our self-assessment quiz ⬇️ buff.ly/yg8PGBF
Our collection of resources on #minorailments has been mapped to cover the conditions specified by Wales' common minor ailments service, NHS #PharmacyFirst #Scotland and Pharmacy First in #England Please contact us if you have suggestions for any topics that you would like to see buff.ly/A8OD29p
Our latest issue is now available on #ThePJ website – every news story, feature, opinion article and learning article from February 2026 available for you in one place! #monthlyissue #pharmaceuticaljournal #pharmacynews #pharmacyanalysis buff.ly/8vvQlgU
Our #QuoteoftheWeek is from #KathMcCullough, special adviser on obesity at the #RoyalCollegeofPhysicians, who told MPs that pharmacists could play a central role in providing “wrap-around” #obesity care in #neighbourhoodhubs buff.ly/B9jXPBJ
This extensive resource collection has been organised into five sections: upper respiratory infections, lower respiratory infections, asthma, other chronic respiratory conditions and inhaler prescribing. Read more below ⬇️ #respiratorydisease #COPD #asthma #ukpharmacy buff.ly/SgOkDj9
Search for your next career move on #PJJobs, which has an unrivalled track record in helping pharmacists and pharmacy technicians find their perfect job #pharmacyrecruitment #pharmacyjobs buff.ly/4lDg2Ox
Our #QuoteoftheWeek is from #MalcolmHarrison, chief exec of the #CCA, who joins other healthcare leaders in warnings that pharmacies face imminent closure without an uplift in government funding #ukpharmacy #pharmacyclosures #pharmacyfunding #ukgovernment
Meet the candidates standing for election to the national pharmacy advisory councils of the future Royal College of Pharmacy 👇 #pharmacy #RPS #rpharms #elections buff.ly/jblMzC7
Today's #QuoteoftheWeek is from #SirHughTaylor, independent chair of the UKPPLAB, on proposals to widen Royal College of Pharmacy membership #UKPPLAB #RoyalCollegeofPharmacy #RPS #rpharms buff.ly/dwkpkpz