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Health news round-up: medicines in pregnancy, GLP-1s and eating disorders, and new cancer treatments

A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…

Published: 13 February 2026

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Patient safety commissioner to approach PM over ‘disappointing’ delay to valproate compensation

Henrietta Hughes said that nearly two years after publishing ‘The Hughes report’, patients harmed by valproate use are still waiting for a decision on financial redress.…

Published: 3 February 2026

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Prescribing error led to death of baby, says coroner

A newborn patient was wrongly prescribed sodium acid phosphate instead of sodium chloride, leading to an overdose, a report from the coroner for Inner West London found.…

Published: 30 January 2026

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Two-prescriber sign-off no longer required for isotretinoin

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said that scrapping the two-prescriber requirement will address delays in access to acne treatment for patients aged under 18 years old.…

Published: 23 January 2026

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Health news round-up: vaccinations off-site, child health and medicines shortages

A weekly summary of important developments in health news that you may have missed.…

Published: 23 January 2026

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Finger-prick test for type 1 diabetes mellitus could roll out to all UK children

'Early surveillance for autoimmune diabetes’ study showed that the dried blood spot method used “was both feasible and acceptable”, researchers said.…

Published: 21 January 2026

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Revised staffing standards for neonatal services published

Network-level pharmacists should be employed at 0.2 whole-time equivalents per 10,000 births in the region, the updated Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacy Group standards recommend.…

Published: 12 January 2026

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Health news round-up: new NICE guidance, ‘online hospital’ and the environmental burden of medicines

A weekly summary of important developments in health news that you may have missed.…

Published: 9 January 2026

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Pills, policy and prescribing: 2025 in numbers

From medicines spending to the ten-year health plan, 2025 has been a noteworthy year for statistics. We present our top picks and headline numbers from our coverage across pharmacy this year.…

Published: 18 December 2025

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Flu cases rise as data predict ‘record high’ number of urgent repeat prescription requests

Experts have urged eligible patients to take up their offer of a free flu vaccine as cases rise across Great Britain.…

Published: 12 December 2025