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Hormone hesitancy: why are women moving away from hormonal contraception?

Data show use of hormonal contraceptives has decreased by more than 60% over the past decade, with some women opting out of using biological or physical methods altogether. Why are so many women moving away from these methods?…

Remote but remarkable: how island pharmacies make a difference

Everything you need to know about oral nicotine pouches

Strengthening ADHD community paediatric services through prescribing pharmacist integration

The evolving role of community pharmacy in smoking cessation

News

News from Wales

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Common ailments service consultations increase by over one-third

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RPS announces results of 2026 elections to national pharmacy advisory councils

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National pharmacy board meetings: February 2026

Outside of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society building

Privy Council approves Royal Charter changes

A female pharmacist on a computer in the dispensary

CCA calls for next Welsh government to accelerate digital access for pharmacies

Welsh Parliament building, in Cardiff, Wales

Welsh parliament approves motion on assisted dying

A healthcare professional pricks the finger of a patient

Welsh community pharmacies to pilot rapid diagnostic testing for bacterial infections

News from Scotland

A pharmacist consults with a customer

Common ailments service consultations increase by over one-third

Outside of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society building

RPS announces results of 2026 elections to national pharmacy advisory councils

Picture of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Head Office in East Smithfield, East London, UK, opened in 2015, architect BDP

National pharmacy board meetings: February 2026

Outside of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society building

Privy Council approves Royal Charter changes

A female pharmacist on a computer in the dispensary

CCA calls for next Welsh government to accelerate digital access for pharmacies

Welsh Parliament building, in Cardiff, Wales

Welsh parliament approves motion on assisted dying

A healthcare professional pricks the finger of a patient

Welsh community pharmacies to pilot rapid diagnostic testing for bacterial infections

Learning & CPD

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Case-based learning: meningitis

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Test your knowledge of musculoskeletal conditions

Brochures for medical advice, including stop smoking, are pictured inside pharmacy

A pharmacy guide for smoking cessation consultations

Half grapefruit with a mixture of drugs close-up on black background

Drug–food interactions: pharmacological principles and management strategies

Vitiligo on the hands of old person, who clasps their hands over their chest

JAK inhibitors: risks and safety principles

Signage on the entrance door of Pharmacy in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Opening times are are visible

Improving resilience in pharmacy practice: optimising shift patterns

Breastfeeding woman and baby lie on a blue/grey bed

Case-based learning: sedating medicines, breastfeeding and safe sleeping advice

Haemato-oncology

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Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors and B-cell malignancies: a guide for pharmacists

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Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: diagnosis and management

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How can pharmacists best support patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia?

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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: explore the possibilities in CLL

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