Everything you need to know about NICE’s decisions on ‘game-changing’ Alzheimer’s drugs In August and October 2024, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence issued a decision not to recommend two new drugs for Alzheimer’s disease that experts had previously welcomed for their disease-modifying effects. We explain the reasons behind their decisions.…
A third of pharmacy technicians close to changing career, survey reveals Study authors say the issue could lie in a lack of adequate support and recognition of pharmacy technicians’ value, leading to job dissatisfaction.…
First Barnett Award presented at RPS Annual Conference 2024 A statement published by the RPS said Joanne Brown's “influence has been profound, extending beyond her formal duties to provide one-on-one mentoring for over 50 individuals through postgraduate training”.…
Chair of UK COVID-19 Inquiry commends pharmacists’ ‘superb work’ during the pandemic Baroness Heather Hallett’s remarks follow evidence from Nick Kaye, chair of the National Pharmacy Association, who called for the inquiry to help reframe community pharmacy “as a genuine part of the NHS family and a key part of delivery in healthcare”.…
New pharmacy school to open at University of Suffolk Exclusive: The university has said that it has begun the General Pharmaceutical Council process to accredit a pharmacy degree.…
Statin prescribing in England at record high, show NICE data Figures show that atorvastatin prescribing increased from 4.2 million people in 2022/2023 to 5.0 million people in 2023/2024.…
Pharmacist salaries increase by 12% in one year, show ONS data ONS data show that in 2024, the median full-time salary for male pharmacists was £53,498, compared with £47,503 for female pharmacists.…
Government-funded trial will test psilocybin as treatment for opioid use disorder The project is one of four funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research aimed at cutting harm from illegal drugs.…
UK’s first potential norovirus vaccine to be trialled by UK government partnership with Moderna Data show that the norovirus is estimated to cause 3.7 million infections in the UK each year.…
CAR-T infusions delivered to ‘more than 80’ patients in Wales, says NHS Wales The NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee has enabled 100 patients in Wales to receive an advanced therapy medicinal product to date.…
