Pharmacies pilot test for prevention of oesophageal cancer A total of 12 pharmacies across the East Midlands and London are offering the EndoSign capsule sponge test to patients with persistent heartburn or acid reflux in order to screen for oesophageal cancer.…
Escalation pathways for complex anticoagulation introduced after patient death A patient died from prosthetic aortic valve thrombosis with sub-therapeutic anticoagulation, after clinicians were unable to keep her international normalised ratio within a therapeutic range.…
Updated hypertension case‑finding service draws calls for impact assessment Changes to the specification for the ‘Community pharmacy hypertension case-finding service’ exclude people who have previously had a blood pressure check via the service in the previous five years.…
Boots launches private gonorrhoea vaccination service The high street chain said that gonorrhoea vaccines, which will cost £220 for the full course of two doses, will be available at 160 of its pharmacies.…
Pharmacist prescribers can support other professions in antimicrobial stewardship, review suggests Authors of the scoping review recommended that prescribing capability for pharmacist prescribers and prescribing nurses could be strengthened via professional development, structured mentorship and interprofessional learning.…
Government ‘examining’ medication pack barcode requirements Exclusive: The Department of Health and Social Care has told The Pharmaceutical Journal that since “patient safety is paramount”, it will investigate which barcodes are required on medicines packaging.…
Common ailments service rated as ‘excellent’ by almost all users, study finds When asked about their experience with the Welsh common ailments service, the majority of survey respondents said that they were able to have their ailment managed at the pharmacy.…
Digital systems in general practice could reduce medication errors Across the 74 randomised controlled trials under review, the most frequent intervention component was clinical decision support systems, which was mentioned in 59 papers.…
NICE recommends heart drug aficamten with simultaneous MHRA approval The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence said that aficamten is likely to be as effective as mavacamten in treating obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, with “fewer monitoring scans to find the right dose”.…
ICBs funded for independent prescribing implementation NHS England has published three documents relating to community pharmacist prescribing in 2026/2027.…
