Closing the ethnicity gap in pharmacogenomics An overwhelming reliance on data from people with white, European ancestry threatens to make pharmacogenomics a poor tool for patients from other backgrounds.…
Weekly medicines data to be collected from hospital electronic prescribing systems The electronic prescribing and medicine administration system data will be used for “planning, commissioning and research purposes”, NHS England has said.…
Peter Goldsmith (1964–2024)On 30 June 2024, Peter Goldsmith MPharmS, aged 60 years, of Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. Mr Goldsmith registered with the Society in 1987. …
Almost one-third of people on low-calorie diet programme in remission from type 2 diabetes mellitus, study results show Since its nationwide roll-out in May 2024, NHS England says more than 25,000 people have been referred to take part in the ‘Type 2 diabetes path to remission programme’.…
Communicating risk: how pharmacists should use data in conversations with patients Pharmacists must understand how to discuss risks associated with treatments through the effective use of data in conversations with patients.…
One-third of pharmacies forced to cut advanced services owing to financial pressures The majority (81%) of pharmacy owners responding to Community Pharmacy England's poll also said they have had to stop offering extended opening hours.…
NHS to commission 50 pharmacies to offer RSV vaccinations from September 2024 NHS England will commission 25 pharmacy contractors in NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) and a further 25 in NHS North East Essex ICB to provide the RSV community pharmacy pathfinder service.…
Will the government’s apparent NHS reset address pharmacy’s important issues? This month’s health policy column questions whether the new health secretary’s NHS reform plans will address both the accessibility and appropriateness of the medicines patients take.…
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”.…
Changes in migraine treatment: how new classes of drugs can provide additional options for patients and prescribers This episode of The PJ Pod looks at recent changes to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance on the treatment of acute and chronic migraine and what pharmacists should expect from the new class of gepant drugs.…
