NHS-funded community independent prescribing announced as part of pharmacy contract Under the ‘Community pharmacy contractual framework’ for 2026/2027, the Department of Health and Social Care said pharmacists with independent prescribing qualifications will be able to “assess patients and prescribe medicines directly”.…
NICE approves add-on treatment for uncontrolled COPD Clinical trial evidence suggests that mepolizumab plus triple therapy reduces the number of moderate or severe exacerbations associated with uncontrolled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.…
Government medicines manufacturing training scheme used by more than 2,000 people so far The RESILIENCE programme has been developed to provide training for people in the medicines manufacturing sector.…
CCA calls for Pharmacy First to include independent prescribing The Company Chemists’ Association said that including pharmacist independent prescribing into Pharmacy First would enable pharmacists to “have the skills and tools to better meet patient needs”.…
Electronic medical records can identify prescribing patterns for antibiotic allergies, study results show Following analysis of 342 children's electronic medical records, researchers identified 67 children with a possible or probable antibiotic allergy.…
Pharmacies can reform ‘outdated’ childhood vaccination programmes The National Pharmacy Association has urged the NHS to commission pharmacies to offer childhood vaccinations to school-aged children in hopes of increasing vaccination rates among teenagers.…
MHRA asks for views on rare disease therapy plans The ‘Rare disease therapies regulatory framework’ would incorporate a compressed regulatory pathway, aimed to reduce the cost of developing rare disease therapies and make them more affordable, the MHRA said.…
Study authors suggest optimal dosing for different ADHD medications Despite concerns about subtherapeutic prescribing, researchers said the dose–effect relationships of all ADHD medications and age groups had “not been comprehensively assessed” prior to their study.…
The Pharmaceutical Journal’s digital art editor wins British Society of Magazine Editors award Charlotte Gurr won the ‘Outstanding piece of digital art and design’ award for her artwork in an interactive feature looking into the side effects of GLP-1s.…
Pharmacy sector warns of ‘more uncertainty’ as Wes Streeting resigns as health secretary Having “lost confidence” in the prime minister's leadership, Wes Streeting‘s letter to Keir Starmer highlighted a lack of vision and direction.…