Corrinne Burns

Royal Pharmaceutical Society Correspondent

Corrinne Burns is Royal Pharmaceutical Society Correspondent at The Pharmaceutical Journal.

Patient register would help reduce harm from ketamine use, says advisory council

A report from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs recommended a patient register of legitimate, off-label use of ketamine to enable patient safety monitoring and report outcomes from long-term use of the drug.…

RPS calls for pharmacy students to be included in NHS bursary scheme

In response to a Welsh government consultation, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society said pharmacy students should be eligible for the NHS Wales bursary scheme since “the nature of pharmacy education has evolved significantly”.…

Class 1 recall issued for quetiapine oral suspension

A national patient safety alert said that pharmacy teams must immediately stop supplying affected products, as well as quarantine and return any remaining stock.…

Tobacco companies should fund national community pharmacy ‘stop smoking’ service, says report

Recommendations by AstraZeneca in partnership with several pharmacy bodies have also called for the ‘NHS health check’ to be offered in community pharmacies.…

Almost half of weight-loss drug users modify doses, finds survey

Results from a survey conducted by LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor also showed that more than one-quarter of respondents said they had knowingly bought weight-loss injections from unlicensed sellers.…

NHS England recommends extension of drug to treat non-metastatic prostate cancer

A new NHS clinical commissioning policy has given permission for abiraterone acetate to be prescribed off-label to men with high-risk, hormone sensitive, non-metastatic cancer.…

NICE recommends treatment that could help 30,000 people with COPD

Guidance says dupilumab can be offered as an add-on maintenance treatment for adults with uncontrolled COPD.…

Weight-loss drugs among £45m of illegally traded medicines seized in 2025

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency figures show that more than 5,000 glucagon-like peptide-1 products were seized in 2025.…

Two-prescriber sign-off no longer required for isotretinoin

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said that scrapping the two-prescriber requirement will address delays in access to acne treatment for patients aged under 18 years old.…

Pharmacy2U acquires Care Quality Pharmacy

Care Quality Pharmacy offers prescription and NHS services to a variety of care home groups, extra care services and domiciliary care agencies.…