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Seven in ten pharmacy owners are concerned financial pressures will affect patient safety this winter

More than one-third of respondents to Community Pharmacy England’s winter pressures poll said they were concerned their pharmacy businesses may not survive the winter months.…

Published: 19 December 2024

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Ban on puberty blockers in the UK made indefinite, government says

Independent expert advice provided by the Commission on Human Medicines has urged that the ban continue while progress is made towards safeguarding children and young people.…

Published: 16 December 2024

Opinion

Hospitals should review pharmacy support in emergency departments, says health safety investigation body

In a report, the Health Services Safety Investigations Body recommends that hospitals evaluate their processes so that patients in need of time-critical medicines are identified as soon as possible upon admission.…

Published: 10 December 2024

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Government should publish national strategy to tackle medicines shortages, says RPS

In ‘Medicines shortages policy: solutions for empty shelves’, published on 26 November 2024, the Society makes 20 recommendations to alleviate ongoing medicines shortages in the UK.…

Published: 26 November 2024

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Weight loss drugs make up ‘very small’ proportion of illegal medicines trade in UK, says MHRA

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency highlighted that illegal weight loss medicines aren't a “substantial challenge” as the agency has made “900 or so seizures” of trafficked weight loss injections.…

Published: 18 November 2024

Feature

Everything you need to know about NICE’s decisions on ‘game-changing’ Alzheimer’s drugs

In August and October 2024, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence issued a decision not to recommend two new drugs for Alzheimer’s disease that experts had previously welcomed for their disease-modifying effects. We explain the reasons behind their decisions.…

Published: 14 November 2024

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Over 40% of people with cystic fibrosis have experienced significant health problems resulting from PERT shortage

A survey carried out by the Cystic Fibrosis Trust revealed that 20% of patients are losing weight owing to a shortage in pancreatic enzyme replacement therapies.…

Published: 13 November 2024

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Smoking cessation drug to be provided on NHS three years after its withdrawal over carcinogen concerns

NHS England says generic varenicline could help more than 85,000 people stop smoking each year.…

Published: 12 November 2024

Feature

Spotlight: Safety of time-critical medicines

In this ‘Spotlight’ episode of The PJ Pod, we look at ways to reduce the number of patient safety incidents related to time-critical medicines.…

Published: 30 October 2024

News | Medicines safety

Seven in ten pharmacy owners are concerned financial pressures will affect patient safety this winter

Ban on puberty blockers in the UK made indefinite, government says

Top ten opinion articles of 2024

Hospitals should review pharmacy support in emergency departments, says health safety investigation body

Government should publish national strategy to tackle medicines shortages, says RPS

Weight loss drugs make up ‘very small’ proportion of illegal medicines trade in UK, says MHRA

Everything you need to know about NICE’s decisions on ‘game-changing’ Alzheimer’s drugs

Over 40% of people with cystic fibrosis have experienced significant health problems resulting from PERT shortage

Smoking cessation drug to be provided on NHS three years after its withdrawal over carcinogen concerns

Spotlight: Safety of time-critical medicines

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