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June 2026, Vol 316, No 8010

Table of contents

Top news stories

Royal College of Pharmacy news

Announcements & Tributes

Top news stories

A close-up image of a blister pack of ramipril capsules

Blood pressure medication recalled after blister pack error

A healthcare professional examines a man with swollen lips

MHRA issues drug safety warning over ACE inhibitor side effect

Teenager waiting for medical appointment

Regulator investigating pharmacists following report on gender prescribing at GP practice

A woman sits in a hospital bed while on a ventilator

Drugs used for airway clearance in critically ill patients found to cause harm

Photo of Saxenda and Mounjaro Weight Loss Pens

Commissioning pharmacies would be ‘most effective way’ to meet weight-loss demand, MPs told

A man takes a tablet with a glass of water

MHRA approves semaglutide oral tablets for weight loss

A person receives a treatment through an iv drip

NICE recommends first drug to delay symptoms of type 1 diabetes for NHS use

Features

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What does a growing hospital pharmacy workforce mean for the rest of the profession?

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A visual guide to the 2026 Ebola outbreak

View of the chamber during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium

The Critical Medicines Act: can the UK manage supply problems with the EU’s ‘safety belt’?

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How community pharmacists are tackling a wave of abuse

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Everything you need to know about the 2026/2027 community pharmacy contract

Opinion

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Medicines storage needs to change with the climate

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Why a research mindset matters in critical care pharmacy and beyond

Janet stands in front of a brick wall, wearing a light blue shirt and dark blue blazer

Janet Morrison: ‘Any contract reform is likely to have winners and losers’

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‘Be aware, be empowered’: how learning through lived experience is preparing pharmacy students for real-world practice

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Kathie Cashell: ‘You can’t protect the public without an empowered profession’

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Advancing cardiovascular care: how pharmacists are shaping patient outcomes across the UK

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Women to Watch 2026: nominations now open to honour female pharmacy professionals

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Workforce pressures and medication risk: time to act?

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Advanced therapy medicinal products: a tsunami in clinical medicine

Learning, CPD & Research

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In vitro fertilisation: eligibility, processes and technologies

Middle aged man lying in hospital bed

Hepatic encephalopathy: diagnosis and management

Women contraceptive hormonal birth control pill packet on a wooden desk

Oral hormonal contraception: a practical guide

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Restarting psychotropics after a treatment break: patient considerations and the pragmatic approach

Young pharmacist at a hospital opens a prescription drawer

Developing scope of practice guidance for new prescribers

Patient sits across the table from a pharmacist, with words

Case-based learning: stimulant-induced psychosis associated with ADHD pharmacotherapy

Sick big woman using a glucose monitor to check her blood sugar levels because of her diabetes chronic illness

Early-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus: identification and management

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Adopting a personalised approach to resilience building in pharmacy

Royal College of Pharmacy news

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UKPPLAB to cease operations as it hands over to pharmacy bodies

Letters

Announcements & Tributes