News GPhC receives 9,500 concerns in a year, chief executive reveals Speaking at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress 2026, Kathie Cashell, chief executive of the General Pharmaceutical Council, said the regulator is committed to improving the timeliness of fitness-to-practise investigations.…Published: 8 May 2026
News NHS to start testing prototype of single national formulary in June 2026 Delegates at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress 2026 heard that the test phase of the single national formerly prototype will begin alongside the development of draft national guidance on local formulary standardisation.…Published: 8 May 2026
News Health news round-up: public health, cardiovascular risk and take-up of new medicines on the NHS Our weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news you may have missed.…Published: 8 May 2026
News Obesity drugs replace oncology as highest value area for drug development According to an annual report by Deloitte, in 2025, GLP-1 and GIP assets accounted for approximately 25% of total forecast sales of the late-stage pipeline.…Published: 7 May 2026
News Royal College of Pharmacy calls for full pharmacy student access to Learning Support Fund In a joint letter to health minister Karin Smyth, pharmacy bodies said pharmacists “should be given comparable access to the training and development support provided to other healthcare professions”.…Published: 6 May 2026
News Mary Glodkowski (1952–2026)On 28 March 2026, Mary Glodkowski (nee Griffiths), aged 74 years, of Keyworth, Nottingham. Mrs Glodkowski registered with the College in 1973 and retired from the register in 2010.…Published: 6 May 2026
News ‘Australia’s largest discount pharmacy chain’ to enter UK market Sigma Healthcare, owner of Chemist Warehouse, has acquired a 75% interest in “a number of stores” owned by Greenlight Healthcare.…Published: 6 May 2026
News OTC medicines spend reduced for second year running Office for National Statistics figures show that real-terms spending on over-the-counter medicines in 2024 was £7.6bn, down from £8.1bn in 2023.…Published: 5 May 2026
News National formulary should be integrated into electronic prescribing, paediatric bodies say A joint position statement recommended that British National Formulary for Children-based dosing should be used to calculate paediatric doses and set safety dose limits for electronic prescribing systems.…Published: 5 May 2026
News Nasal decongestant spray use limited to five days The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said that the new rules follow reports of rebound congestion related to prolonged use.…Published: 1 May 2026
