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Lawrence Murphy (1937–2026)

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GPhC chair among pharmacists celebrated in King’s Birthday Honours

Measles rash on the back of a young boy

Two deaths linked to 2026 measles outbreaks

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NHS England commissions community pharmacies to deliver MenB vaccines to young people

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MHRA approves semaglutide oral tablets for weight loss

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Community Pharmacy Scotland calls for inclusion of pharmacies in vaccine delivery

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First health security risk assessment highlights risk of respiratory pandemic and AMR

Features & analysis

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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

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Everything you need to know about neighbourhood health

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Lifeline: an antimicrobial resistance musical

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Discharge medicines service: scaling success nationwide

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Integrated care boards leave an uncertain future for the prescribing pathfinder programme

Opinion

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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

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PJ view: Pharmacists on the new post-registration pathway will still need time and support to succeed

Letters