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Scotland to require registration for anyone selling vaping and nicotine products

The Scottish government said that registration will not be required for the sale of medically licensed products such as nicotine replacement therapies.…

Published: 30 October 2026

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NHS prescribing of GLP-1 drugs varies tenfold by location, says ABPI

An Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry report highlighted that barriers to accessing GLP-1 drugs included a lack of local renumeration arrangements and delays in health boards adding drugs to local formularies.…

Published: 30 October 2026

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Use of Pharmacy First has increased by nearly 60% since the service began

Data from Public Health Scotland also showed that in 2025/2026, 36% of the Scottish population used the Pharmacy First Scotland service at least once.…

Published: 29 October 2026

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Personalised cancer vaccine with immunotherapy cuts risk of melanoma returning by 42%, study finds

After two years, 82% of patients who received the combination of pembrolizumab with the intismeran autogene vaccine were alive without recurrence of high-risk melanoma.…

Published: 29 October 2026

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Fewer than 2% of pharmacies delivered NHS stop smoking consultations in first half 2026, CCA says

A Company Chemists' Association report said that referral rates for consultations under the community pharmacy smoking cessation service were “extremely low”, owing to the service taking referrals from hospitals only.…

Published: 28 October 2026

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Senior pharmacists should be involved in planning for hospital corridor care, College tells government

Mahendra Patel, chair of the Royal College of Pharmacy’s English Pharmacy Advisory Council, outlined a number of “targeted interventions” that could reduce pressure on hospital emergency departments.…

Published: 28 October 2026

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Pharmacists told to contact patients following clopidogrel recall

A class two recall notice said that pharmacy teams should immediately identify and contact all patients who have been dispensed with the affected batches of Xeal Pharma-manufactured clopidogrel oral suspension and oral solution.…

Published: 27 October 2026

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ADHD medication not associated with raised self-harm risk, study concludes

Researchers found that the risk of self-harm was highest before patients were started on ADHD medication and reduced in the 90 days following initiation and beyond.…

Published: 27 October 2026

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Research to be part of every pharmacy professional’s career under UK strategy

One measure of success of the pharmacy research strategy will be the number of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians engaging in research training and mentorship, NHS England said.…

Published: 26 October 2026

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Community pharmacy generates value far exceeding investment, negotiator analysis finds

In 2023/2024, the community pharmacy sector delivered an estimated £32bn in net social value from £359m in funding, the analysis by Community Pharmacy England concluded.…

Published: 26 October 2026