Around one in five adults would share weight-loss jabs with friends, survey finds A Pharmacy2U-commissioned survey also found that more than one-quarter of UK adults said that they would share oral weight-loss medication with friends or family.…
MenB vaccine supply ‘bolstered’ for NHS England pharmacy campaign NHS England has said that under its meningitis B vaccination service, around 135,000 bookings were made for the jab during the first week of the campaign’s launch.…
More than 1 million contraception appointments delivered by pharmacies in six months The 1,007,415 pharmacy contraception service consultations included 375,040 emergency hormonal contraception consultations.…
Health news round-up: coffee, ADHD prescribing, and GLP-1s and hair loss The Pharmaceutical Journal’s weekly summary of the important developments in pharmacy and health news you may have missed.…
People with MS in England to be given fampridine as patent expires Fampridine, taken twice daily, improves nerve signalling and walking speed in some patients with multiple sclerosis.…
Independent pharmacies less likely to pass GPhC inspection, analysis finds Study authors also found that pharmacies that offered vaccinations were more likely to pass their General Pharmaceutical Council inspection, regardless of ownership size.…
NICE draft guidance recommends finerenone for type of chronic heart failure The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence noted that indirect comparison suggests that finerenone may work as well as spironolactone in treating heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction in adults.…
Health news round-up: vaccination, testosterone and neighbourhood health The Pharmaceutical Journal’s weekly summary of the important developments in pharmacy and health news you may have missed.…
Electronic prescription service: the battle for nominations Allegations that electronic prescription service nominations are being switched without patients’ consent have prompted concerns over safety. The Pharmaceutical Journal investigates the potential impact.…
MHRA aiming for closer medicines regulatory ties with India and United States Lawrence Tallon told delegates at the Medicines UK conference that India was a “crucial” jurisdiction for the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to partner with, but that support was needed to build trust in the country's regulatory processes.…
