RPS calls for national emergency contraception service in England to end ‘postcode lottery’ Pharmacy bodies said a national service would improve health outcomes for women and tackle health inequalities.…
GP practice training places for foundation year pharmacists increase by almost 40% in one year Exclusive: More than 1,200 training places will offer training in GP practices in the 2025/2026 year.…
‘Beyond weight loss’: what is the future of semaglutide? As warnings mount around the dangerous accessibility of semaglutide products Wegovy and Ozempic as quick weight loss hacks, researchers are questioning whether the drug has wider implications for other conditions.…
First UK safe drug consumption room could open by September 2024, says local authority Exclusive: A spokesperson for Glasgow City Council said its safe drug consumption room may be able to open ahead of schedule.…
Chair of RPS Scottish Pharmacy Board elected Community pharmacist Jonathan Burton, who previously held the role of Scottish Pharmacy Board chair from 2019–2021, will take over from Andrew Carruthers.…
Number of patients at risk of type 2 diabetes increases by half a million in one year Data from the National Diabetes Audit Programme show a 25% increase in adults aged under 40 years who were at risk of type 2 diabetes between 2022 and 2023.…
Rapid UTI test wins £8m Longitude Prize on Antimicrobial Resistance The winning test uses a urine sample on a smartphone-sized cartridge to identify the presence of a bacterial infection in 15 minutes and the antibiotic required within 45 minutes.…
Combination treatment before surgery improves melanoma survival rates, study results show The 12-month event-free survival rate for patients with macroscopic stage III node-positive melanoma was 83.7% with the combination treatment, compared with 57.2% for adjuvant therapy alone.…
NHS Resolution to rule on Glastonbury pharmacy opening following objection The arm's-length body will manage an appeal that has been lodged against a decision to open a new community pharmacy in Glastonbury, Somerset.…
Stopping antidepressants causes withdrawal symptoms in 15% of patients, meta-analysis finds Researchers estimated one in six to seven people will experience withdrawal symptoms when stopping antidepressants.…
