News Newly qualified independent community pharmacists to be prioritised for prescribing support An education and training pathway will provide 1,200 newly qualified independent community pharmacists with funded supervision.…Published: 11 May 2026
News More than one-quarter of community pharmacies have designated sustainability champion, says GPhC Pharmacy staff rated sustainability as a priority, with a mean score of 6.79 out of 10, according to the GPhC's thematic review.…Published: 11 May 2026
News NHS to start testing prototype of single national formulary in June 2026 Delegates at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress 2026 heard that the test phase of the single national formerly prototype will begin alongside the development of draft national guidance on local formulary standardisation.…Published: 8 May 2026
News Royal College of Pharmacy calls for full pharmacy student access to Learning Support Fund In a joint letter to health minister Karin Smyth, pharmacy bodies said pharmacists “should be given comparable access to the training and development support provided to other healthcare professions”.…Published: 6 May 2026
News ‘Australia’s largest discount pharmacy chain’ to enter UK market Sigma Healthcare, owner of Chemist Warehouse, has acquired a 75% interest in “a number of stores” owned by Greenlight Healthcare.…Published: 6 May 2026
Feature What’s next for a community pharmacist prescribing service in England? This episode of The PJ Pod reflects on the ‘Community pharmacy independent prescribing pathfinder programme’ and considers what would be needed to commission a community pharmacist prescribing service in England.…Published: 6 May 2026
News Seven men sentenced after MHRA seizes 130,000 doses of unauthorised medicines Enforcement action carried out by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has led to seizure of more than 130,000 doses of unauthorised medicines.…Published: 30 April 2026
News Growth in Pharmacy First consultations ‘not sustainable’ The Pharmacists’ Defence Association has highlighted that there are still fewer pharmacies open for fewer hours, despite a steady increase in the number of prescriptions and pharmacy-led services.…Published: 30 April 2026
News NICE recommends monoclonal antibody for generalised myasthenia gravis Rozanolixizumab has been approved for patients with generalised myasthenia gravis who tested positive for acetylcholine receptor or muscle-specific kinase antibodies and who still have poorly controlled symptoms after standard treatments.…Published: 29 April 2026
Opinion PJ view: The success of the royal college is a joint responsibility The establishment of the Royal College of Pharmacy is an important step, but whether it reaches its full potential is dependent on pharmacists speaking with a unified voice.…Published: 29 April 2026
