Corrinne Burns

Royal Pharmaceutical Society Correspondent

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

RPS invites responses to pharmacogenomics prescribing consultation

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society said that its draft pharmacogenomic resource offers reflections on how competencies taken from its ‘Competency framework for all prescribers’ apply to pharmacogenomics.…

All hospital pharmacists faced critical medicine shortage in 2024, survey finds

The European Association of Hospital Pharmacists’ 2025 shortages survey received responses from 859 hospital pharmacists across 36 countries, 21 of whom were based in the UK.…

Monthly injection for severe asthma cuts need for daily oral corticosteroids

Researchers found that half of participants were able to stop taking daily oral corticosteroids altogether by the end of a 52-week trial after taking monthly tezepelumab injections.…

Boots partners with University of Oxford to pilot pharmacy recruitment to clinical trials

The pilot study is aimed to check whether patient recruitment rates and data quality match GP-based recruitment, as well as analyse the practicalities of workflow management, consent processes and sample collection.…

Lead paediatric palliative care pharmacists should be part of local plans, says RPS

In its updated palliative care policy, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society advised that families and medical colleagues would benefit from the medicines expertise of a specialist paediatric palliative care pharmacist.…

Sadik Al-Hassan: ‘There’s a lot in pharmacy to be hopeful for’

A few weeks into his appointment as chair of the All‑Party Parliamentary Group on Pharmacy, The Pharmaceutical Journal spoke to Sadik Al-Hassan, a pharmacist and Labour MP, about his hopes and priorities for the future.…

NHS prescription charges frozen for second year in a row

The cost of three-month and annual prescription prepayment certificates will also be frozen for the 2026/2027 financial year.…

Chair of Royal College of Pharmacy trustee board announced

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society, which will become the Royal College of Pharmacy, said Joe Irvin would be “instrumental in guiding the new royal college during its founding period”.…

Most respiratory infections treated with OTCs and self-care under Pharmacy Quality Scheme

Researchers revealed that the most common over-the-counter treatments accepted by patients were pain relief medication, expectorant cough syrups, throat lozenges and oral decongestants.…

National Pharmacy Board meeting: 6 November 2025

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