Feature Changing the culture of fluoroquinolone prescribing Despite repeated warnings about disabling and irreversible side effects from fluoroquinolones, prescribing of these broad-spectrum antibiotics remains “stubbornly stable”.…Published: 15 February 2024
Feature Everything you need to know about nitazenes Experts are warning that nitazenes — a type of synthetic opioid — could lead to an increase in drug-related deaths as they flood the UK market.…Published: 8 February 2024
Feature ‘A mammoth undertaking’: opening the doors to Pharmacy First The long-awaited minor ailments service in England has officially launched, but concerns remain over how community pharmacies will deliver it in practice.…Published: 1 February 2024
Feature Measles: the vaccination rate slump fuelling an outbreak As the NHS launches a catch-up campaign for missed MMR doses amid a surge in measles cases across England, we look at vaccine coverage as well as measles transmission and symptoms.…Published: 25 January 2024
Feature ‘Pay it forward’: enticing independent prescribers to mentor the next generation As a shortage of designated prescribing practitioners persists, pharmacy organisations and the NHS are working to remove the barriers preventing more pharmacists from taking on the role.…Published: 18 January 2024
Feature What will the latest proposals on pharmacy supervision mean for the profession? Despite being a contentious topic for decades, the latest government proposals to amend supervision legislation in favour of greater skill mix in pharmacy have been broadly welcomed. Here’s what they could mean for the profession as a whole.…Published: 11 January 2024
Feature ‘Left high and dry’: the patients pushing back against pharmacy closures Residents in the south west of England fear that pharmacy closures in their area will force patients to travel further for less personalised care. They speak to The Pharmaceutical Journal about why they are campaigning to keep their local pharmacies open.…Published: 5 January 2024
Feature Revisiting 2023: a look back at the year in pharmacy In this episode, The PJ team take a look back at 2023 in pharmacy before sharing their predictions for the year ahead.…Published: 20 December 2023
Feature How has 2023 stacked up for the pharmacy sector? From pharmacy closures to Pharmacy First, 2023 has laid the foundations for a game-changing 2024. Here, we take a look back at the biggest headlines of the year.…Published: 19 December 2023
Feature Inclisiran: the ‘extremely unusual’ political influence behind the novel drug’s approval A year-long investigation by The Pharmaceutical Journal has raised questions over the influence of the UK government and NHS England on the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s approval of cholesterol-lowering drug inclisiran.…Published: 15 December 2023