Survey reveals 9% of people with long-term health conditions cannot afford to collect their prescriptions It was announced on 10 March 2023 that prescription charges in England would rise to £9.65 per item in April 2023.…
Only 12 new antibiotics entered the market in five years, WHO warns in review There are 27 drugs in development that target what the World Health Organization sees as “critical” pathogen microbes, but only 6 of them have the potential to overcome antibiotic resistance.…
NHS launches clinical examination skill training for 10,000 community pharmacists The clinical examination and consulting skills training is aimed to complement independent prescriber training.…
Pharmacies to collect toiletries and sanitary products as part of hygiene poverty campaign Customer donations will be collected for distribution to charities, including hygiene banks, domestic abuse services, homelessness support and food banks.…
Recent antibiotic reduces cancer survival after immune checkpoint inhibitors by 12%, study results show Results from a Canadian cohort study suggest that antibiotic therapy may reduce the effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.…
High drug prices not justified by research and development spending, US analysis claims Analysis by health economists show that the median price of newly launched prescription drugs in the United States rose from US$1,400 per year in 2008 to more than US$150,000 per year in 2021.…
Apps for treatment of anxiety and depression in adults provisionally approved by NICE The eight digital therapies include treatments for body dysmorphic disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.…
Pharmacists on high-risk clinical wards reduce prescribing errors, evidence review finds Researchers used data from 19 studies to identify the most common factors that increase the chance of prescribing errors.…
Hormone replacement therapy pre-payment scheme is too ‘complex’, say pharmacy leaders The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee said the new system is "complex" and will not work well with current prescription and pricing systems, creating more work for pharmacy contractors.…
UTIs can be diagnosed without a dipstick test, says NICE The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has said women aged under 65 years can be diagnosed with urinary tract infection if they have two or more key urinary symptoms and no other excluding causes or warning signs.…
