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Community Pharmacy Scotland announces first part of funding deal for 2025/2026

Under the funding deal accepted by Community Pharmacy Scotland, in 2025/2026, the guaranteed minimum for reimbursement will increase to £120m.…

Published: 2 May 2025

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Monoclonal antibody ‘critical intervention’ for preventing infant RSV, study suggests

Researchers found that nirsevimab reduced hospitalisations caused by respiratory syncytial virus in infants by more than 80%.…

Published: 2 May 2025

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Hub-and-spoke dispensing expansion set to begin in October 2025

Hub-and-spoke dispensing between different legal entities will be permitted from 1 October 2025 under draft amendments to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012.…

Published: 1 May 2025

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New antibiotic already causing AMR concerns, study results suggest

Researchers also found that ceftazidime with avibactam-resistant bacteria coincided with the presence of carbapenemase genes.…

Published: 1 May 2025

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Chief pharmacists call for medicines leadership to be ‘fundamental component’ of strategic commissioning system

In a letter to NHS England, four integrated care board chief pharmacists said that they must shape and lead on medicines at a time of NHS change.…

Published: 30 April 2025

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RPS to launch development programme for prescribing pharmacists

For each of the six themes that will be covered as part of the programme, the Society has said that participants will receive “exclusive learning content, including podcasts, blogs and webinars on essential prescribing topics”.…

Published: 30 April 2025

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No increase in NHS prescription fees for the first time in three years

The government has announced that the single item prescription charge for 2025/2026 will remain at £9.90.…

Published: 29 April 2025

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Regulator ends project on anonymising ethnicity data in fitness-to-practise cases

The General Pharmaceutical Council said unclear evidence on the impact of the scheme meant it could not justify committing further resources to continue it.…

Published: 28 April 2025

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MHRA to review blood monitoring requirements for clozapine patients

Starting in summer 2025, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency will seek views on ways to improve awareness of patient risks related to clozapine.…

Published: 28 April 2025

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Smoking cessation drug could help young people quit vaping, study results suggest

Researchers found that varenicline is an effective vaping cessation drug among participants aged 16–25 years who vape nicotine daily or near daily.…

Published: 25 April 2025