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July 2026, Vol 317, No 8011

Table of contents

Top news stories

Royal College of Pharmacy news

Top news stories

Weight-loss service advertised in pharmacy shop window

Three-quarters of pharmacies expect surge in demand for weight-loss pill

Single national formulary pilot sites announced

A pharmacist checks a box of medicine in a community pharmacy

GPhC increases minimum level of study for pharmacy technicians in new training standards

An older woman checks her blood pressure

Blood pressure and cholesterol in older adults with obesity found to be similar to people with healthy BMIs

Tesco Pharmacy in Ashford, Kent

Regulator takes action against Tesco weight-loss advertising

A women experiences symptoms associated with PMOS

NICE issues first UK guidance for PMOS treatment

The neon sign outside of a community pharmacy

NHS England could mobilise pharmacists in mass casualty incidents under new framework

Features

How pharmacists are storing medicines in soaring temperatures

Pharmacy Inside Jobs: sports pharmacist

Newly appointed prime minister Andy Burnham makes a speech outside of 10 Downing Street

Devolution revolution: what could Andy Burnham mean for community pharmacy?

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Everything you need to know about clinical trial legislation changes

Electronic prescription service: the battle for nominations

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Short-term savings, long-term costs: what cuts to medicines optimisation teams could mean for the NHS

A closed pharmacy

‘A once-in-a-generation opportunity’: what community pharmacy wants from contract reform

Panels showing injector pen, warning sign, pancreas, muscles, heart, bone, a runner and knife and fork

Everything you need to know about GLP-1s for weight loss

Opinion

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Post-finasteride syndrome: pharmacists must lead the conversation on patient safety

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What the UK’s new clinical trials regime means for pharmacy practice and patient safety

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PJ view: Patients deserve a regulatory system built to keep them safe as oral semaglutide launches

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The patient information leaflet: is it really working for patients?

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The GPhC must demonstrate equivalence before shortening the international registration route

Two images, left shows Komal in conversation with someone, right shows Reena talking at a panel event

Female Pharmacy Leaders Network: we posted on LinkedIn and had no idea what would happen next

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Seizing the moment: opportunities presented by the new cancer plan for England

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Postpartum reintegration: an uncomfortable silence pharmacy can no longer afford

Learning & CPD

Urine catheter bag hang under patient bed in hospital

Acute kidney injury: causes, diagnosis and management

Chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPNs) shown here in purple against white background. A group of blood cancers where the bone marrow produces too many blood cells.

Using Janus kinase inhibitors in myeloproliferative neoplasms

An image of Ozempic, Mounjaro and a Wegovy weight-loss pens

Switching between weight-loss medications

Close-up of unhealthy young caucasian man 30s touching ear, suffering from sudden throbbing

The pharmacist’s role in optimising care for adults with trigeminal neuralgia

AI prompt in chat screen on a laptop, keyboard visible below.

Using generative AI to support revision and learning

Woman getting vaccinated in arm

Vaccine group directions: what you need to know as a clinical pharmacy practitioner

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Acne vulgaris: recognition and management

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Imposter phenomenon in pharmacy: why capable professionals doubt themselves and how to move forward

Royal College of Pharmacy news

Student studying at home

Royal college warns over proposals to reduce internationally qualified pharmacists’ training time

A photo of Tase Oputu, president of the Royal College of Pharmacy

Royal college president named pharmacist of the year at Black Healthcare Awards

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Geraldine McCaffrey: ‘There’s real positivity about the role we can play as a royal college’

Letters

Transforming the pharmaceutical supply chain: a call to action for UK pharmacy