Psilocybin availability in the UK
When will psilocybin be legally available in the UK? It is no secret in the medical sector, that evidence for the efficacy of traditional antidepressants (SSRIs, SNRIs, NASSAs...) is underwhelming.…
Can pharmacists prescribe cannabis-based medicines?
Who can prescribe cannabis in the UK? Currently, prescribing pharmacists in the UK cannot prescribe cannabis-based products for medicinal use (CBPMs). Prescribing of CBPMs for medicinal use in the UK…
Psychoactive Candy
Figure 1: "Nerds" THC sweets contain 600mg of THC. In the latter half of 2020, it has been reported in the popular press¹'²'³, that a number of school-aged children from…
Are pharmacists proficient vaccinators?
Flu has been responsible for the world's most deadly pandemics having once killed 50 million people in a single wave (Spanish Flu, 1918). The technology to produce flu vaccines at…
Hong Kong Flu 2020?
With second and third waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in full bloom, we look at what new pandemic might lie just over the horizon. Can 2020 get any worse? The…
Frequently Asked Questions about Esketamine
"I have Bi Polar Type 2 (not officially diagnosed as my GP had already started my treatment on mood stabiliser Olanzapine) I am diagnosed as having Major depression, I’m on…
How to set up a distance selling pharmacy in the UK.
5 Steps to owning your own pharmacy. In the UK, a business which can dispense Prescription Only Medicines (POMs) against a prescription is termed a 'Pharmacy' and must be registered…
Secure Online Pharmacy Exams via Remote Proctoring
In response to the COVID pandemic, many pharmacy-based educational institutions are looking for new ways to increase the proportion of offline vs online courses that they offer. Traditionally, the ratio…
Top 5 foods that cause dog death.
There seems to be a considerable amount of misinformation on the internet about which foods a dog can or cannot eat. Some websites say pistachios are deadly poisonous whilst others…
Why can I not put my medical records in my will?
Science has always battled with the question of nature vs nurture. Is it your genes which create you or is it your environment? The answer, unfortunately, is not so binary. Both…