News House of Lords committee calls for evidence on medicines supply resilience The call for evidence highlights an investigation, conducted by The Pharmaceutical Journal, that found an almost 70% increase in medicines shortages reported to the government between 2021 and 2023.…Published: 7 August 2025
News Immunotherapy plus chemotherapy approved for endometrial cancer Immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda: Merck Sharp and Dohme) could benefit 2,100 people with advanced womb cancer.…Published: 7 August 2025
News Coroner issues warning after fatal penicillin treatment The coroner’s report said hospital admission records showed no known drug allergies, despite the patient’s GP record stating an allergy to penicillin.…Published: 6 August 2025
News Health security agency warns over Lyme disease despite fall in cases A report published by the UK Health Security Agency suggests that the drop in Lyme disease cases may be an “underestimate of the true burden” of cases in England.…Published: 6 August 2025
News Bill Scott OBE (1949–2025)On 29 July 2025, Bill Scott OBE, FPharmS, aged 76 years, of Roslin, Scotland. Professor Scott registered with the Society in 1975.…Published: 6 August 2025
News NICE recommends ongoing support when coming off weight-loss medications An updated quality standard has highlighted the importance of advice in order to improve health and wellbeing as patients are taken off weight-loss drugs.…Published: 5 August 2025
News ‘World-first’ gonorrhoea vaccine programme begins in England The gonorrhoea vaccine will be made available in sexual health clinics alongside existing jabs for mpox, hepatitis A and B and HPV.…Published: 5 August 2025
News Some women stop breastfeeding following ‘overly cautious’ medication advice Authors of a review on how medication use affects breastfeeding found that many cases of medication-related breastfeeding discontinuation may be avoidable.…Published: 4 August 2025
News RSV protection rises with vaccine for older people and new infants To supplement respiratory syncytial (RSV) virus vaccines, from September 2025, the NHS will offer monoclonal antibody nirsevimab to protect around 7,000 premature or high-risk babies and infants during their first RSV season.…Published: 4 August 2025
News Homecare medicines linked to fewer A&E visits and bed days A report published by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry suggests that the drop in the number of hospital bed days could bring significant cost savings to the NHS.…Published: 1 August 2025
