Chief pharmacists call for medicines leadership to be ‘fundamental component’ of strategic commissioning system In a letter to NHS England, four integrated care board chief pharmacists said that they must shape and lead on medicines at a time of NHS change.…
Government ends programme to tackle drug deaths and drug-related offending Between January 2021 and June 2024, Project ADDER benefited nearly 5,000 people in drug treatment and led to more than 39,000 arrest for drug offences.…
Regulators issue warning over prescription-only weight-loss drug advertisements An enforcement notice has warned that prohibitions include non paid-for content on social media, sponsored searches on search engines and influencer marketing.…
Patients involved in design of fewer than one-fifth of published trials, research shows For articles reporting on randomised controlled trials, published between 2015 and 2023, the researchers found that 18% included patient and public involvement.…
NICE approves first NHS treatment for advanced blood cancer Brentuximab combination therapy is a first-line treatment option for previously untreated stage 3 or 4 CD30-positive Hodgkin lymphoma that could benefit up to 800 people annually.…
Multiple doses of naloxone needed to reverse drug overdoses, pharmacists warned In response to the spike in cases of drug-related harm, such as near-fatal overdoses, the Scottish Drugs Forum has released information on the signs of an overdose and how pharmacists can reduce risk.…
Greener inhalers could make up to 10% of NHS net zero emissions cuts, report concludes A report published by the Office of Health Economics said that a switch to the use of carbon minimal pressurised metered dose inhalers could cut NHS carbon emissions by more than 600,000 tonnes per year.…
GP practices must ensure IT systems allow pharmacy staff to record consultations, new contract says The 2025/2026 GP contract says GP Connect must be enabled to allow pharmacy staff to send consultation details into the GP practice workflow.…
Use community pharmacies to combat falling vaccine uptake, report urges A report published by the Company Chemists’ Association on behalf of the Pharmacy Vaccinations Development Group has suggested that community pharmacies are well placed to increase vaccine uptake, raise patients’ confidence and prevent ill health.…
Almost 400,000 patients unable to get prescriptions from their local pharmacy, analysis reveals The Liberal Democrats have urged the government to take steps to address cost increases that are affecting medicines access and struggling pharmacies.…
