MHRA raids illegal weight-loss jab production line worth more than £250,000 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has told The Pharmaceutical Journal that the site of the raid is the first illicit production facility for weight-loss medicine discovered in the UK.…
Health news round-up: newborns, hormones and a colour-changing label to help spot heat damage Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson summarises some important developments in health news you may have missed.…
Jhoots boss says he is selling stores to pay staff wages Exclusive: Sarbjit Singh Jhooty has told The Pharmaceutical Journal that he is selling and remortgaging his pharmacy stores as it is “the only way” he can pay staff wages.…
Boots launches support service for patients coming off weight-loss drugs The service will provide users of the Boots Online Doctor weight-loss service unlimited support for 12 months, alongside various resources and ways to seek advice.…
BMA says GPs will signpost patients to pharmacies A letter sent by the British Medical Association to health secretary Wes Streeting follows a previous letter in which it told members not to direct patients to Pharmacy First.…
NICE recommends HIV prevention injection for people unable to take oral PrEP Guidance says cabotegravir offers HIV prevention to patients who are unable to use oral pre-exposure prophylaxis owing to medical contraindications, difficulty swallowing tablets or other challenges to adherence.…
Health news round-up: community pharmacy services, medicines, obesity and ageing Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson summarises some important developments in health news.…
Health officials could speed up pharmacy removal process as pharmacy minister says Jhoots falls ‘well below the mark’ Stephen Kinnock said that he has asked health officials whether it is possible to strengthen the regulatory framework to address “pharmacies that do not play by the rules”.…
Almost two-thirds of pathfinder pilot site consultations have been for minor ailments NHS England data also show that by the end of July 2025, more than 40,000 consultations were delivered by 180 community pharmacy pathfinder sites across England.…
Is the government’s pricing dispute with industry affecting medicines access for patients? The threshold that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence uses to approve the use of medicines on the NHS hasn’t increased for two decades — this may need to change to ensure patients are able to access new, effective medicines.…
