Coroner issues warning after fatal penicillin treatment The coroner’s report said hospital admission records showed no known drug allergies, despite the patient’s GP record stating an allergy to penicillin.…
Pharmacy First: are insufficient GP referrals hindering its success? Despite ambitions to shift care from GPs to community pharmacies, uptake of the Pharmacy First service remains patchy. Here, exclusive GP referral data reveal what’s driving regional variation and what pharmacists say needs to change.…
Health security agency warns over Lyme disease despite fall in cases A report published by the UK Health Security Agency suggests that the drop in Lyme disease cases may be an “underestimate of the true burden” of cases in England.…
Bill Scott OBE (1949–2025)On 29 July 2025, Bill Scott OBE, FPharmS, aged 76 years, of Roslin, Scotland. Professor Scott registered with the Society in 1975.…
Parenteral nutrition: indications and management An overview of the indications, risks, benefits and management for parenteral nutrition.…
NICE recommends ongoing support when coming off weight-loss medications An updated quality standard has highlighted the importance of advice in order to improve health and wellbeing as patients are taken off weight-loss drugs.…
‘World-first’ gonorrhoea vaccine programme begins in England The gonorrhoea vaccine will be made available in sexual health clinics alongside existing jabs for mpox, hepatitis A and B and HPV.…
Some women stop breastfeeding following ‘overly cautious’ medication advice Authors of a review on how medication use affects breastfeeding found that many cases of medication-related breastfeeding discontinuation may be avoidable.…
RSV protection rises with vaccine for older people and new infants To supplement respiratory syncytial (RSV) virus vaccines, from September 2025, the NHS will offer monoclonal antibody nirsevimab to protect around 7,000 premature or high-risk babies and infants during their first RSV season.…
Prescriptions and ponchos: pharmacy volunteers in the field As crowds descend on the UK’s festival circuit, a small team of pharmacists ensure attendees have access to medicines, emergency care and health advice.…
