Stopping antidepressants in pregnancy linked to higher risk of mental health emergencies Researchers looked at data from almost 4,000 women who gave birth between January 2023 and December 2024.…
Pharmacy First campaign boosted public awareness and trust in pharmacy advice, says minister Pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock said that trust in pharmacy advice rose from 61% to 70% following a promotional campaign for Pharmacy First.…
Poor communication hampered parts of winter vaccination campaign, MPs told Community Pharmacy England told the House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee that clearer messaging and better booking controls were needed to help pharmacy vaccination programmes.…
National pharmacy stop-smoking service could support more than 200,000 quit attempts annually The Company Chemists’ Association said a national walk-in pharmacy service would offer a single, consistent route for patients looking to quit smoking.…
Pharmacies to deliver HPV ‘catch-up’ vaccines and early cancer detection under national cancer plan In its national cancer plan, the government has announced that pharmacies will offer ‘catch-up’ human papillomavirus vaccinations to young patients who missed their dose at school.…
Medicine shortages are ‘national security issue’, says Lords committee report The House of Lords Public Services Committee also recommended that medicines supply risks should be added to the National Risk Register, which outlines the most serious risks facing the UK…
‘Complex and largely uncharted’: the grey area of AI AI tools are quietly slipping into routine everyday pharmacy practice — but they are also advancing faster than regulations can keep up. Pharmacists now face operating in a ‘grey area’, where professional judgement is their only guide.…
Barcode errors ‘potentially fatal’, warns patient safety commissioner Exclusive: All four UK chief pharmaceutical officers also wrote an open letter to pharmaceutical companies earlier this year urging them to continue 2D barcodes on medicine packs, despite it no longer being mandatory following Brexit.…
NHS home testing identifies hundreds with hepatitis C More than 105,000 people in England have ordered the test since the home-testing service launched in May 2023, with more than 200 testing positive.…
UK’s biggest online pharmacy freezes Mounjaro price amid reports of ‘stockpiling’ From 1 September 2025, the list price of Mounjaro will rise to £133 for 2.5mg doses and £330 for 12.5mg and 15.0mg doses.…
