Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s official journal
Pharmaceutical-journal.com is the home of the Pharmaceutical Journal Publications, and provides pharmacists, health professionals and pharmaceutical scientists with the latest news and updates on drugs, pharmacy practice, medicines use, healthcare policy and research in the field of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences.
Pharmaceutical-journal.com is an essential resource for pharmacists, health professionals and pharmaceutical scientists who want to stay up-to-date on the latest developments in the field of pharmacy. From news and analysis, to learning, continuing professional development and research, it provides a wealth of valuable information and resources.
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The latest global advances in pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical science

Peer-reviewed articles written by experts ensuring high quality and reliable information

Continuing professional development (CPD) resources including online modules

Explore detailed analysis and commentary on important topics across pharmacy sectors and the pharmaceutical sciences

Identify new ways to help patients with information on new medicines, and treatment guidelines

Content written by experts in the field and updated daily

One of the oldest continuously published scientific journals in the world

Keep up-to-date with latest news on drugs, treatments, careers information and research in the field
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Awards and recognition
National Journalism Awards
The PJ was shortlisted for seven national journalism awards in 2022, including ‘Media Brand of the Year’ at the PPA awards and ‘Podcast of the Year’ at the Medical Journalists’ Association Awards. Two of our reporters won awards: Julia Robinson was awarded Best Writer (B2B) at the BSME talent awards and Carolyn Wickware was awarded Pharmacy Writer of the Year at the Avicenna Media Awards 2022.
British Society of Magazine Editors Awards
Julia Robinson won best news writer and The PJ Pod was highly commended at the 2023 British Society of Magazine Editors awards.
Media Coverage
The PJ’s news content was mentioned over 30 times in the national media in 2022, including on two newspaper front pages, and our journalists were asked onto BBC Radio, Channel 5 and other national broadcasters as ‘subject experts’ on national issues, such as medicines shortages and antidepressant prescribing.
What our users say…
“The overall content is balanced and clinical knowledge is non-biased and clear.”
“The PJ is our continuous learning guide and provider and our way of being kept up to date.”
“I often look at the Pharmaceutical journal if I want to look something up or revise a particular topic.”
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