Joanna Robertson

Senior clinical reporter

Major step forward as bladder cancer treatment approved in England

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence estimates that more than 1,200 people each year in England could benefit from the enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab combination therapy.…

UK’s biggest online pharmacy freezes Mounjaro price amid reports of ‘stockpiling’

From 1 September 2025, the list price of Mounjaro will rise to £133 for 2.5mg doses and £330 for 12.5mg and 15.0mg doses.…

More than 40 organisations commit to include older adults in research

The statement of intent outlined commitments to “challenge any unwarranted exclusion of older adults or those with long-term conditions (multimorbidity) from research”.…

Health news round-up: AI, health inequalities and GLP-1 drugs

Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson shares some important developments in health news.…

Boots delivers more than 1 million Pharmacy First consultations

Boots says the most common condition for which customers have sought advice and treatment under Pharmacy First was uncomplicated UTIs in women aged under 65 years.…

Upskilling pharmacy teams to make migraine care routine practice

Attendees at a roundtable hosted by The Pharmaceutical Journal agreed that pharmacy teams can — and want to — provide enhanced support for patients with migraine, for which inequalities of care have been identified.…

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Nine in ten pharmacies report increase in shoplifting over past year

A survey of independent pharmacies revealed almost one-quarter of respondents (22%) have experienced physical assaults on staff over the past year.…

Health news round-up: weight loss drugs, RSV vaccination and ChatGPT for clinical trials

Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson shares some important developments in health news.…

At-home oral antibiotics safe for newborns

The results of the six-month pilot showed that offering oral antibiotics to clinically stable, term babies could free up resources, positively impact families and lower environmental impact.…

House of Lords committee calls for evidence on medicines supply resilience

The call for evidence highlights an investigation, conducted by The Pharmaceutical Journal, that found an almost 70% increase in medicines shortages reported to the government between 2021 and 2023.…