I’m in…

I’m in…

by Kazeem Olalekan The Royal Pharmaceutical Society is navigating through a seismic wave of change with the talent of a professional surfer. The wave can be precarious but the Society is navigating through it gracefully and effortlessly – or so it seems. It is for this reason

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No better time…

No better time…

by Kazeem Olalekan MRPharmS There is no better time than the present to start putting forward the list of the changes we will like to see at the MHRA. MHRA is making valuable contribution to the safety of medicines and devices in the UK although its work

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Timely pips…

Timely pips…

Kazeem Olalekan MRPharmS An avid listener to the BBC Radio stations will not fail to notice a series of six short tones broadcast at one-second intervals (1) to mark the precise start of each hour. When in May last year the pips went missing (2), a typical

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Odder than Odd!

Odder than Odd!

by Kazeem Olalekan The discovery of blister packs of Seroquel XL (manufactured by AstraZeneca) and Neurontin 100mg capsules (manufactured by Pfizer) in Reckitt Benckiser’s Nurofen Plus OTC tablets is odder than odd (1)! As far as I can tell, these were not even manufactured in the same

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Packaging….Schpackaging!

Packaging….Schpackaging!

by Kazeem Olalekan MRPharmS On this bookapharmacist.com blog, I have been very vocal in recent past about the seemingly increasing need to add additional layer of packaging to medication bottle. It started with our post on the 15th of September 2009 (1), then 28th of September 2009

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It’s “yes” from me…

It’s “yes” from me…

by Kazeem Olalekan In an attempt to avoid being pisunderstood, I will like to state here that fook-a-barm-a-cyst will be endorsing the “yes” vote to allow Pharmaceutical Scientist membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical society-RPS (1). This is the story of Rindercella and her sugly isters. Rindercella and

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