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Scottish community pharmacies trialling oral contraception initiation service

The service offers a variety of oral contraception that can be prescribed, including the progesterone-only pill or combined oral contraception.…

Published: 18 November 2024

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NICE recommends cognitive behavioural therapy for treatment of menopause symptoms

The guidance says menopause-specific cognitive behavioural therapy can be used in addition to hormone replacement therapy or as an alternative.…

Published: 8 November 2024

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Number of dispensed HRT prescription items increased by a fifth in 2023/2024

NHS Business Services Authority data also show an increase in the number of patients prescribed HRT in England, from 2.3 million in 2022/2023 to 2.6 million in 2023/2024.…

Published: 18 October 2024

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Pharmacy teams advised to produce ready-to-administer oxytocin infusions for maternity services

Required oxytocin infusions will now need to be prepared at the time of the event, prompting concerns this will add pressure to already stretched maternity services.…

Published: 26 September 2024

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Pharmacies warned to be prepared to support people being released early from prison

NHS England has written to community pharmacy leads and GPs to request that they prepare to support people being released early from prison in September and October 2024.…

Published: 5 September 2024

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More than 10,000 whooping cough cases reported in first six months of 2024

Case numbers of whooping cough in 2024 so far have already exceeded the total number of cases reported in 2012, the last major outbreak of the disease.…

Published: 13 August 2024

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NICE approves osteoporosis treatment that could benefit 14,000 people at high risk of fracture

Abaloparatide will provide an alternative for women after menopause who have not responded to, or cannot tolerate, usual treatment options.…

Published: 7 August 2024

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Latest Medicine, Ethics and Practice includes expanded sections on prescribing and valproate safety

The 47th edition contains additional information on prescribing and patient safety to reflect the Society’s “ongoing commitment to high standards of professional practice”.…

Published: 2 August 2024

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Pharmacists risk being criminalised in puberty blockers ban, warns RPS

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society says the emergency prohibition order for gonadotrophin-releasing hormone may be leading to prescribers “unwittingly breaking the law”.…

Published: 1 August 2024

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MHRA approves capivasertib for treatment of advanced breast cancer

Capivasertib is an oral pill given with fulvestrant, a hormonal therapy, as an alternative treatment to endocrine-based regimens.…

Published: 25 July 2024