News Boots launches private gonorrhoea vaccination service The high street chain said that gonorrhoea vaccines, which will cost £220 for the full course of two doses, will be available at 160 of its pharmacies.…Published: 11 August 2026
Feature How climate change is reshaping the UK’s risk of vector-borne diseases Recent heatwaves across the UK have brought the issue of climate change to the fore once more. As we work out how to adapt to extreme temperatures, cases of disease transmitted by mosquitoes and ticks are on the rise — but what should we expect and how can pharmacists prepare?…Published: 7 August 2026
News Delivery of 90,000 meningitis B vaccinations for young people prompts call for annual campaign During the first week of the NHS meningococcal B disease vaccination service, more than 8,200 participating pharmacies received around 135,000 bookings.…Published: 4 August 2026
News Once-weekly HIV pill performs as well as daily treatment in phase III study Researchers found that a once-weekly tablet combining islatravir and lenacapavir performed as well as the once-daily bictegravir–emtricitabine–tenofovir alafenamide regimen.…Published: 3 August 2026
News Local authorities advised to work with pharmacies to improve rural vaccination rates The Local Government Association said that community pharmacies should engage with local directors of public health to close gaps in vaccination coverage.…Published: 31 July 2026
News MenB vaccine supply ‘bolstered’ for NHS England pharmacy campaign NHS England has said that under its meningitis B vaccination service, around 135,000 bookings were made for the jab during the first week of the campaign’s launch.…Published: 28 July 2026
News Study develops first framework to estimate country-level antibiotic need The Independent Panel for Evidence for Action on AMR will evaluate targets, policies and regulations to help countries improve their antibiotic use and access.…Published: 22 July 2026
News Health news round-up: vaccination, testosterone and neighbourhood health The Pharmaceutical Journal’s weekly summary of the important developments in pharmacy and health news you may have missed.…Published: 17 July 2026
News Coroner raises concerns over lack of national guidance on prescribing for hepatitis B reactivation A patient died from complications from reactivation of hepatitis B, after the supply of viral reactivation prophylaxis was inadvertently discontinued.…Published: 16 July 2026
News Pharmacists having to procure their own pandemic PPE ‘a major failure in planning’, finds COVID-19 inquiry The COVID 19 inquiry report described the government's personal protective equipment distribution plans as “inadequate”.…Published: 16 July 2026
