Eye disorder is a ‘very rare’ side effect of weight-loss drugs, concludes EMA review The review found that non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people taking semaglutide medicines.…
Submissions to RPS credentialing scheme rise by 190% in a year The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has reported that there were more than 200 submissions to its credentialing scheme in 2024.…
Prescription tracking app to be used by more than 5,000 pharmacies within a year, says NHS England NHS England said the tracking feature will reduce how long pharmacists spend on the phone and give them more time to offer advice to patients.…
Hospital pharmacists awarded 3.6% pay rise The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists said the pay award does not go far enough in reversing the below-inflation awards seen in previous years.…
More than 40 Superdrug pharmacies achieve bronze status under RPS greener pharmacies scheme Exclusive: Since the Greener Pharmacy Toolkit launched in April 2025, 42 Superdrug pharmacies have attained bronze accreditation.…
Consultation on prescription flexibility expected ‘by summer 2025’, government says The consultation is likely to consider whether enabling community pharmacies to change prescriptions should only be in “cases of immediate clinical need", the Department of Health and Social Care said.…
House of Commons passes amendment allowing pharmacists to opt out of assisted dying process The amendment means that pharmacy staff would be under no obligation to supply substances to be used in assisted dying.…
Decline in pharmacy access in most deprived areas four times greater than in least deprived, study results show Authors found that, between 2014 and 2023, there was an almost 12% decrease in the number of community pharmacies in the most deprived areas of England compared with a 3% reduction in the least deprived areas.…
Pharmacists cut medication errors and costs on diabetes and endocrinology wards, study results show The number of reported medication incidents decreased by 100% during the eight-week study period.…
Assisted dying exemption amendment for pharmacists to be debated in Parliament Kim Leadbeater MP, who introduced the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, has proposed the amendment, which will be discussed at the Bill's report stage.…
