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Taking its toll: the global pancreatic enzyme shortage

The shortage of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy – sourced from pigs – is impacting the physical and mental health of thousands of patients who rely on it, with charities calling on the government to urgently intervene.…

Nominate an outstanding early-career pharmacy researcher for OPERA 2025

Bruce Warner: ‘Medicines shortages will never go away, but the situation can be improved’

Everything you need to know about NICE’s decisions on ‘game-changing’ Alzheimer’s drugs

How student internships are helping to build the future of pharmacy research

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News from Wales

Patients attends GP consultation with sore throat symptoms

Pharmacist-led sore throat service reduces antibiotic prescribing, study results suggest

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CAR-T infusions delivered to ‘more than 80’ patients in Wales, says NHS Wales

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Electronic prescription service used to dispense 100,000 items

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NICE rejects cabotegravir for PrEP in draft guidance

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MMR vaccination coverage in England has declined for fifth consecutive year

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Hospital pharmacists vote to accept 5.5% pay offer from UK government

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National Pharmacy Association to ballot members on work-to-rule action

News from Scotland

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Scottish community pharmacies trialling oral contraception initiation service

Scientist holds genetic sample in a vial

NHS Scotland scraps pharmacogenomic decision support service worth £66m

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Pharmacists to improve provision of palliative care medicines under proposed five-year strategy

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Scottish government to replace paper prescriptions by 2026

Community pharmacies to receive increase in funding worth £13.2m for 2024/2025

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Pharmacy teams identify patients with ‘red-flag’ cancer symptoms in early diagnosis project

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MMR vaccination coverage in England has declined for fifth consecutive year

Learning & CPD

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Test your knowledge of pain management

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Prescribing dilemma: clozapine prescribing in prison

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How to evaluate the impact of a quality improvement intervention

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Hidradenitis suppurativa: identification, symptoms and management

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Kidney stones: symptoms, diagnosis and management

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How to conduct a health assessment for pharmacists

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Migraine: pathophysiology, recognition and management

Haemato-oncology

Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma. Light micrograph of a mixture of lymphocytes and plasma cells with inclusions, from bone marrow, in a case of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma, also known as Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia. This cancer affects B cell lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. It is named for the resemblance the abnormal cells have to plasma cells, resulting in them being termed plasmacytoid lymphocytes. The white blood cells are stained purple, with the red blood cells appearing a pale orange.

Management of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia

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BTK inhibitors: what pharmacists need to know

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BRUKINSA: a next-generation BTK inhibitor

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Exam preparation and resources

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Preparing for the GPhC registration exams: six steps to help you effectively plan your revision

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Preparing for the GPhC registration exams: how to approach learning outcomes relating to professional practice

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Preparing for the GPhC registration exams: how to revise learning outcomes relating to clinical knowledge and therapeutic approaches

Medication maths: how to solve dose and dosage calculations

Medication maths: how to solve dose and dosage calculations (video)

Medication maths: how to solve infusion calculations

Medication maths: how to solve infusion calculations (video)

Medication maths: how to use provided formulae and solve quantity to supply calculations

Medication maths: quantities to supply and using provided formulae calculations (video)

Medication maths: how to solve pharmacy calculations: concentrations, dilutions and health economics

Medication maths: how to solve pharmacy calculations — concentrations, dilutions and health economics (video)

Genomics

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More than 2,000 patients tested in UK’s first routine genotyping project for clopidogrel prescribing

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Lessons from testing 2,300 patients at the UK’s first CYP2C19 genotyping system

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First gene-editing therapy recommended by NICE to treat people with beta thalassaemia

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Closing the ethnicity gap in pharmacogenomics

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Screening for gene variants should be broadened to reduce health inequalities, systematic review concludes

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Test yourself: the 2023 CPD and Learning quiz

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Clopidogrel may be less effective in British South Asian patients, study results suggest

Tributes & obituaries

Gastrointestinal system diseases

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