Royal Pharmaceutical Society
@rpharms.com
We are the professional leadership body for pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists. We champion the safe and effective use of medicines and support the profession for the benefit of patients and the public.
New to the e-library:
People-Centred Pharmacy: Ethical Challenges in Everyday Practice (2025)
Read it here: https://ow.ly/Bfpt50XLyNF under ‘Professional Practice --- Law and Ethics’
#RPSLibrary
People-Centred Pharmacy: Ethical Challenges in Everyday Practice (2025)
Read it here: https://ow.ly/Bfpt50XLyNF under ‘Professional Practice --- Law and Ethics’
#RPSLibrary
December 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
New to the e-library:
People-Centred Pharmacy: Ethical Challenges in Everyday Practice (2025)
Read it here: https://ow.ly/Bfpt50XLyNF under ‘Professional Practice --- Law and Ethics’
#RPSLibrary
People-Centred Pharmacy: Ethical Challenges in Everyday Practice (2025)
Read it here: https://ow.ly/Bfpt50XLyNF under ‘Professional Practice --- Law and Ethics’
#RPSLibrary
Inaugural elections for the future Royal College of Pharmacy are being held in early 2026.
They offer an exciting opportunity to help shape the new organisation – particularly pharmacy policy and practice — in each nation and across Great Britain.
Read more: https://www.rpharms.com/elections
They offer an exciting opportunity to help shape the new organisation – particularly pharmacy policy and practice — in each nation and across Great Britain.
Read more: https://www.rpharms.com/elections
December 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Inaugural elections for the future Royal College of Pharmacy are being held in early 2026.
They offer an exciting opportunity to help shape the new organisation – particularly pharmacy policy and practice — in each nation and across Great Britain.
Read more: https://www.rpharms.com/elections
They offer an exciting opportunity to help shape the new organisation – particularly pharmacy policy and practice — in each nation and across Great Britain.
Read more: https://www.rpharms.com/elections
Do you need one-to-one support with a professional query?
RPS members can call or email our support service 9am – 5pm on working days during the festive period, excluding Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
Get in touch: https://www.rpharms.com/support
RPS members can call or email our support service 9am – 5pm on working days during the festive period, excluding Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
Get in touch: https://www.rpharms.com/support
December 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Do you need one-to-one support with a professional query?
RPS members can call or email our support service 9am – 5pm on working days during the festive period, excluding Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
Get in touch: https://www.rpharms.com/support
RPS members can call or email our support service 9am – 5pm on working days during the festive period, excluding Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
Get in touch: https://www.rpharms.com/support
Master new pharmacy skills and knowledge with RPS Learn, our new online learning system for pharmacists.
Discover new modules on:
💡Breastfeeding: an introduction
💡Liver disease: an introduction
💡Paediatrics: an introduction to Fever and Sepsis
https://www.rpharms.com/learn
Discover new modules on:
💡Breastfeeding: an introduction
💡Liver disease: an introduction
💡Paediatrics: an introduction to Fever and Sepsis
https://www.rpharms.com/learn
December 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Master new pharmacy skills and knowledge with RPS Learn, our new online learning system for pharmacists.
Discover new modules on:
💡Breastfeeding: an introduction
💡Liver disease: an introduction
💡Paediatrics: an introduction to Fever and Sepsis
https://www.rpharms.com/learn
Discover new modules on:
💡Breastfeeding: an introduction
💡Liver disease: an introduction
💡Paediatrics: an introduction to Fever and Sepsis
https://www.rpharms.com/learn
Are you prepared for the new upcoming pharmacy supervision legislation?
Our new guide can help you consider authorisation with a handy checklist, review and develop your SOPs and establish appropriate safeguards to manage any risks.
Read it now: https://ow.ly/bcg950XGYiT
Our new guide can help you consider authorisation with a handy checklist, review and develop your SOPs and establish appropriate safeguards to manage any risks.
Read it now: https://ow.ly/bcg950XGYiT
December 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Are you prepared for the new upcoming pharmacy supervision legislation?
Our new guide can help you consider authorisation with a handy checklist, review and develop your SOPs and establish appropriate safeguards to manage any risks.
Read it now: https://ow.ly/bcg950XGYiT
Our new guide can help you consider authorisation with a handy checklist, review and develop your SOPs and establish appropriate safeguards to manage any risks.
Read it now: https://ow.ly/bcg950XGYiT
As we approach the end of 2025, RPS Chief Executive Paul Bennett shares his reflections on the year and the next stage in the journey to becoming a royal college: the upcoming National Pharmacy Advisory Council elections.
Read the blog: https://bit.ly/4qbuw9w
Read the blog: https://bit.ly/4qbuw9w
December 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
As we approach the end of 2025, RPS Chief Executive Paul Bennett shares his reflections on the year and the next stage in the journey to becoming a royal college: the upcoming National Pharmacy Advisory Council elections.
Read the blog: https://bit.ly/4qbuw9w
Read the blog: https://bit.ly/4qbuw9w
We’ve launched a consultation on a new Pharmacogenomic Resource for all Prescribers. It will support personalised prescribing with case studies, tools and guidance, and explore future competencies.
Share your views by 9 January 2026: https://bit.ly/49I40zM
Share your views by 9 January 2026: https://bit.ly/49I40zM
December 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
We’ve launched a consultation on a new Pharmacogenomic Resource for all Prescribers. It will support personalised prescribing with case studies, tools and guidance, and explore future competencies.
Share your views by 9 January 2026: https://bit.ly/49I40zM
Share your views by 9 January 2026: https://bit.ly/49I40zM
Last chance to share your views:
We’ve published draft interim Regulations that will support our transition to becoming the Royal College of Pharmacy.
They are open to consultation and all RPS members are welcome to submit feedback by 19 December.
Find out more: https://ow.ly/u7iZ50XiZcU
We’ve published draft interim Regulations that will support our transition to becoming the Royal College of Pharmacy.
They are open to consultation and all RPS members are welcome to submit feedback by 19 December.
Find out more: https://ow.ly/u7iZ50XiZcU
December 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Last chance to share your views:
We’ve published draft interim Regulations that will support our transition to becoming the Royal College of Pharmacy.
They are open to consultation and all RPS members are welcome to submit feedback by 19 December.
Find out more: https://ow.ly/u7iZ50XiZcU
We’ve published draft interim Regulations that will support our transition to becoming the Royal College of Pharmacy.
They are open to consultation and all RPS members are welcome to submit feedback by 19 December.
Find out more: https://ow.ly/u7iZ50XiZcU
In our latest blog, final-year pharmacy student Maruf Ahmed shares his experiences as an RPS Inclusion and Diversity intern, and highlights the importance of new perspectives and representation in pharmacy.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4oTlBc2
Read more: https://bit.ly/4oTlBc2
December 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
In our latest blog, final-year pharmacy student Maruf Ahmed shares his experiences as an RPS Inclusion and Diversity intern, and highlights the importance of new perspectives and representation in pharmacy.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4oTlBc2
Read more: https://bit.ly/4oTlBc2
Led by current DPPs, this webinar for foundation trainee pharmacists will help you identify tools to support you to prescribe safely and develop your confidence with prescribing, consultation skills and decision-making.
Sign up now: https://ow.ly/pPYC50XjTLZ
Sign up now: https://ow.ly/pPYC50XjTLZ
December 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Led by current DPPs, this webinar for foundation trainee pharmacists will help you identify tools to support you to prescribe safely and develop your confidence with prescribing, consultation skills and decision-making.
Sign up now: https://ow.ly/pPYC50XjTLZ
Sign up now: https://ow.ly/pPYC50XjTLZ
Congratulations to those who passed the GPhC assessment and are now newly qualified!
If you didn’t pass this time around, we’re here for you. Find out about next steps and how we can support you: https://ow.ly/fWVb50XJJHP
If you didn’t pass this time around, we’re here for you. Find out about next steps and how we can support you: https://ow.ly/fWVb50XJJHP
December 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Congratulations to those who passed the GPhC assessment and are now newly qualified!
If you didn’t pass this time around, we’re here for you. Find out about next steps and how we can support you: https://ow.ly/fWVb50XJJHP
If you didn’t pass this time around, we’re here for you. Find out about next steps and how we can support you: https://ow.ly/fWVb50XJJHP
Inaugural elections for the future Royal College of Pharmacy are being held in early 2026.
They offer an exciting and unique opportunity to shape the new organisation – particularly pharmacy policy and practice — in each nation and across Great Britain.
Read more: https://ow.ly/ESOh50XJCOl
They offer an exciting and unique opportunity to shape the new organisation – particularly pharmacy policy and practice — in each nation and across Great Britain.
Read more: https://ow.ly/ESOh50XJCOl
December 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Inaugural elections for the future Royal College of Pharmacy are being held in early 2026.
They offer an exciting and unique opportunity to shape the new organisation – particularly pharmacy policy and practice — in each nation and across Great Britain.
Read more: https://ow.ly/ESOh50XJCOl
They offer an exciting and unique opportunity to shape the new organisation – particularly pharmacy policy and practice — in each nation and across Great Britain.
Read more: https://ow.ly/ESOh50XJCOl
Last chance to have your say in our 2025 Workforce Wellbeing Survey.
Students, trainees and early career pharmacists, complete by tomorrow, 16 December to help shape future wellbeing support.
Students: https://bit.ly/4nIcFWn
Trainees and early career pharmacists: https://bit.ly/3WAOJcl
Students, trainees and early career pharmacists, complete by tomorrow, 16 December to help shape future wellbeing support.
Students: https://bit.ly/4nIcFWn
Trainees and early career pharmacists: https://bit.ly/3WAOJcl
December 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Last chance to have your say in our 2025 Workforce Wellbeing Survey.
Students, trainees and early career pharmacists, complete by tomorrow, 16 December to help shape future wellbeing support.
Students: https://bit.ly/4nIcFWn
Trainees and early career pharmacists: https://bit.ly/3WAOJcl
Students, trainees and early career pharmacists, complete by tomorrow, 16 December to help shape future wellbeing support.
Students: https://bit.ly/4nIcFWn
Trainees and early career pharmacists: https://bit.ly/3WAOJcl
We’re partnering Mediaplanet’s Winter Preparedness: Supporting the NHS campaign. Amandeep Doll explains why pharmacy leadership is vital to unlock medicines’ potential and drive innovation: https://bit.ly/4s8gVSq
#SupportingTheNHS2025 #WinterPreparedness2025
#SupportingTheNHS2025 #WinterPreparedness2025
December 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We’re partnering Mediaplanet’s Winter Preparedness: Supporting the NHS campaign. Amandeep Doll explains why pharmacy leadership is vital to unlock medicines’ potential and drive innovation: https://bit.ly/4s8gVSq
#SupportingTheNHS2025 #WinterPreparedness2025
#SupportingTheNHS2025 #WinterPreparedness2025
We're pleased to announce the appointment of Alan de Sousa Caires as our new Director of Finance and Technology, a key leadership role as the organisation transitions to become the Royal College of Pharmacy.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/48UsC6h
Find out more: https://bit.ly/48UsC6h
December 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
We're pleased to announce the appointment of Alan de Sousa Caires as our new Director of Finance and Technology, a key leadership role as the organisation transitions to become the Royal College of Pharmacy.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/48UsC6h
Find out more: https://bit.ly/48UsC6h
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From the #NHS ten-year health plan to the best pharmacy contract in a decade, 2025 has been a newsworthy year for the sector.
Here, our latest infographic summarises the most significant headlines from the past 12 months
#reviewoftheyear #pharmacyin2025 #rpharms
Here, our latest infographic summarises the most significant headlines from the past 12 months
#reviewoftheyear #pharmacyin2025 #rpharms
How has the pharmacy sector grown in 2025?
The Pharmaceutical Journal from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
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December 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM
From the #NHS ten-year health plan to the best pharmacy contract in a decade, 2025 has been a newsworthy year for the sector.
Here, our latest infographic summarises the most significant headlines from the past 12 months
#reviewoftheyear #pharmacyin2025 #rpharms
Here, our latest infographic summarises the most significant headlines from the past 12 months
#reviewoftheyear #pharmacyin2025 #rpharms
New to #RPSLibrary: Atlas of Black Skin (2020)
Read with the free publication - accessible via our e-library - ‘Mind the Gap: A Handbook of Clinical Signs in Black and Brown Skin’.
Find it here: https://ow.ly/BUyG50XGbcx under ‘Common Clinical Conditions/Ailments --- Skin’
Read with the free publication - accessible via our e-library - ‘Mind the Gap: A Handbook of Clinical Signs in Black and Brown Skin’.
Find it here: https://ow.ly/BUyG50XGbcx under ‘Common Clinical Conditions/Ailments --- Skin’
December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
New to #RPSLibrary: Atlas of Black Skin (2020)
Read with the free publication - accessible via our e-library - ‘Mind the Gap: A Handbook of Clinical Signs in Black and Brown Skin’.
Find it here: https://ow.ly/BUyG50XGbcx under ‘Common Clinical Conditions/Ailments --- Skin’
Read with the free publication - accessible via our e-library - ‘Mind the Gap: A Handbook of Clinical Signs in Black and Brown Skin’.
Find it here: https://ow.ly/BUyG50XGbcx under ‘Common Clinical Conditions/Ailments --- Skin’
Are you prepared for the new upcoming pharmacy supervision legislation?
Our new guide can help you consider authorisation with a handy checklist, review and develop your SOPs and establish appropriate safeguards to manage any risks.
Read it now: https://ow.ly/bcg950XGYiT
Our new guide can help you consider authorisation with a handy checklist, review and develop your SOPs and establish appropriate safeguards to manage any risks.
Read it now: https://ow.ly/bcg950XGYiT
December 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Are you prepared for the new upcoming pharmacy supervision legislation?
Our new guide can help you consider authorisation with a handy checklist, review and develop your SOPs and establish appropriate safeguards to manage any risks.
Read it now: https://ow.ly/bcg950XGYiT
Our new guide can help you consider authorisation with a handy checklist, review and develop your SOPs and establish appropriate safeguards to manage any risks.
Read it now: https://ow.ly/bcg950XGYiT
Have your say in our 2025 Workforce Wellbeing Survey. Students, trainees and early career pharmacists, complete by 16 December to help shape future wellbeing support.
Students: https://bit.ly/4nIcFWn
Trainees and early career pharmacists: https://bit.ly/3WAOJcl
Students: https://bit.ly/4nIcFWn
Trainees and early career pharmacists: https://bit.ly/3WAOJcl
December 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Have your say in our 2025 Workforce Wellbeing Survey. Students, trainees and early career pharmacists, complete by 16 December to help shape future wellbeing support.
Students: https://bit.ly/4nIcFWn
Trainees and early career pharmacists: https://bit.ly/3WAOJcl
Students: https://bit.ly/4nIcFWn
Trainees and early career pharmacists: https://bit.ly/3WAOJcl
Today we're announcing details of the inaugural elections for the future Royal College of Pharmacy, to be held in early 2026 and with nominations opening on Monday 5 January 2026.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/4rLgBbT
Find out more: https://bit.ly/4rLgBbT
December 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Today we're announcing details of the inaugural elections for the future Royal College of Pharmacy, to be held in early 2026 and with nominations opening on Monday 5 January 2026.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/4rLgBbT
Find out more: https://bit.ly/4rLgBbT
Head to RPS Learn for on-demand learning content to enhance your pharmacy skills and knowledge.
New modules include:
💡Breastfeeding: an introduction
💡Liver disease: an introduction
💡Paediatrics: an introduction to Fever and Sepsis
Start learning now: https://www.rpharms.com/learn
New modules include:
💡Breastfeeding: an introduction
💡Liver disease: an introduction
💡Paediatrics: an introduction to Fever and Sepsis
Start learning now: https://www.rpharms.com/learn
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Head to RPS Learn for on-demand learning content to enhance your pharmacy skills and knowledge.
New modules include:
💡Breastfeeding: an introduction
💡Liver disease: an introduction
💡Paediatrics: an introduction to Fever and Sepsis
Start learning now: https://www.rpharms.com/learn
New modules include:
💡Breastfeeding: an introduction
💡Liver disease: an introduction
💡Paediatrics: an introduction to Fever and Sepsis
Start learning now: https://www.rpharms.com/learn
RPS Professional Liability Insurance that covers pharmacists in all sectors, for all duties, including prescribing. It's comprehensive and exclusive to RPS members.
Find out more including policy coverage and exclusions: https://www.rpharms.com/insurance
Find out more including policy coverage and exclusions: https://www.rpharms.com/insurance
December 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
RPS Professional Liability Insurance that covers pharmacists in all sectors, for all duties, including prescribing. It's comprehensive and exclusive to RPS members.
Find out more including policy coverage and exclusions: https://www.rpharms.com/insurance
Find out more including policy coverage and exclusions: https://www.rpharms.com/insurance
Fiona McIntyre, Policy and Practice Lead at RPS Scotland, spoke to Saga about using painkillers safely - from when paracetamol or ibuprofen are most effective, to what to look out for and when to seek extra advice.
Read the article: https://bit.ly/4q3OpiR
Read the article: https://bit.ly/4q3OpiR
December 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Fiona McIntyre, Policy and Practice Lead at RPS Scotland, spoke to Saga about using painkillers safely - from when paracetamol or ibuprofen are most effective, to what to look out for and when to seek extra advice.
Read the article: https://bit.ly/4q3OpiR
Read the article: https://bit.ly/4q3OpiR
We’ve launched a consultation on a new Pharmacogenomic Resource for all Prescribers. It will support personalised prescribing with case studies, tools and guidance, and explore future competencies.
Share your views by 9 January 2026: https://bit.ly/49I40zM
Share your views by 9 January 2026: https://bit.ly/49I40zM
December 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
We’ve launched a consultation on a new Pharmacogenomic Resource for all Prescribers. It will support personalised prescribing with case studies, tools and guidance, and explore future competencies.
Share your views by 9 January 2026: https://bit.ly/49I40zM
Share your views by 9 January 2026: https://bit.ly/49I40zM
Foundation trainee pharmacists: don't miss this webinar on prescribing principles and considerations.
Led by current DPPs, this webinar will support you to prescribe safely and develop your confidence with prescribing, consultation skills and decision-making.
https://ow.ly/pPYC50XjTLZ
Led by current DPPs, this webinar will support you to prescribe safely and develop your confidence with prescribing, consultation skills and decision-making.
https://ow.ly/pPYC50XjTLZ
December 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Foundation trainee pharmacists: don't miss this webinar on prescribing principles and considerations.
Led by current DPPs, this webinar will support you to prescribe safely and develop your confidence with prescribing, consultation skills and decision-making.
https://ow.ly/pPYC50XjTLZ
Led by current DPPs, this webinar will support you to prescribe safely and develop your confidence with prescribing, consultation skills and decision-making.
https://ow.ly/pPYC50XjTLZ