Corrinne Burns

Royal Pharmaceutical Society Correspondent

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

Pharmacies can be ‘soul of communities’, says pharmacy minister as draft supervision legislation due to be published

Exclusive: Pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock said that the proposed reforms to pharmacy supervision “address existing inefficiencies” in how pharmacists personally supervise all operational aspects.…

Almost nine in ten patients labelled allergic to penicillin had no allergy, study finds

The study, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research, found that 88% of people with a penicillin allergy or sensitivity had their label removed from their medical records.…

RPS announces support for pharmacists offering facilitated self-selection of P medicines

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society said its new position “recognises changes in practice”.…

Antidepressant discontinuation does not cause severe symptoms in most people, study finds

Researchers found that patients who stopped antidepressants reported discontinuation symptoms that were below the threshold for clinical significance.…

Pharmacies to trial test for risk of oesophageal cancer

NHS England said that the “heartburn health check” could help transfer care from hospitals to the community, as part of the NHS ten-year health plan.…

National Pharmacy Board meeting: 19 June 2025

An overview of the latest open meetings of the national pharmacy boards.…

Warning over risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome following RSV vaccination

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said that, as of 2 June 2025, it had received 21 Yellow Card reports of suspected Guillain-Barré syndrome in older adults aged 75–79 years after they received the Abrysvo vaccine.…

NHS ten-year plan should result in faster medicines access, says NICE

Under the ten-year health plan, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency will work together to speed up medicines approvals.…

Support systems: how the Royal Pharmaceutical Society is investing in the future of safe prescribing

By combining financial support with trusted BNF content, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society is strengthening clinical decision-making through its partnership with Dosium.…

Community pharmacy awarded 4% global sum funding increase by Scottish government

Community Pharmacy Scotland said the increase will contribute to additional costs, “such as national insurance impacts”.…