Corrinne Burns

Royal Pharmaceutical Society Correspondent

corrinne.burns@rpharms.com

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

Dysaesthesia added to semaglutide side effects list

Abnormal and unpleasant touch-based sensations are now listed as a “common” adverse reaction to Rybelsus.…

Number of pharmacist job adverts fell in 11 out of 12 months during past year

Office for National Statistics data show there has been a sustained decrease in pharmacy job adverts each month from April 2025, compared with 2024.…

NICE approves brain cancer drug following change to cost-effectiveness thresholds

Vorasidenib, a daily pill, has been approved for people aged over 12 years who have astrocytoma or oligodendroglioma with isocitrate dehydrogenase IDH1 or IDH2 mutations.…

RPS Charter Award given for pharmacist’s ‘global impact’

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society said Catherine Duggan has been “a strong advocate for improving access to safe, effective and high-quality pharmaceutical care”.…

Director of pharmacy appointed for Royal College of Pharmacy

Justine Scanlan will lead on the royal college's ambitions to champion pharmacy with policymakers, partners and stakeholders across Great Britain.…

Weight-loss drug to be offered to patients at risk of stroke or heart attack

In response to the new recommendation, sector leaders have called for the NHS to “mobilise the pharmacy network” as weight-loss medications are offered to an increasing number of patients.…

First neighbourhood health centres to open by 2027

The government said that up to £50m has been pledged to support the rollout of the first 27 neighbourhood health centres across England.…

Non-pharmacological interventions should be first step in managing chronic pain, guidance says

The Scottish government has recommended that clinicians should offer non-pharmacological resources as part of personalised pain management plans, which may also include pharmacological management.…

Medicines shortages report recognises progress but says ‘decisive steps’ are still needed

One year on from its medicines shortages report, the RPS has highlighted that the burden on community pharmacies, general practice and hospitals to manage medicines shortages is still “unsustainably high”.…

Pharmacies administered more than 10% of all vaccines in RSV pilot

The NHS pilot was aimed to test the potential for community pharmacies to increase equity in access to the respiratory syncytial virus vaccine.…