PJ December 2025, Vol 315, No 8004

Scottish Pharmacy Advisory Council election 2026

The scheme for the 2026 election provides for five substantive places on the Scottish Pharmacy Advisory Council for a member or fellow who works wholly or mainly in Scotland. The first three candidates elected shall serve for three years and the remaining two candidates elected shall serve for tw…

Welsh Pharmacy Advisory Council election 2026

The scheme for the 2026 election provides for six substantive places on the Welsh Pharmacy Advisory Council for a member or fellow who works wholly or mainly in Wales. The first three candidates elected shall serve for three years and the remaining three candidates elected shall serve for two yea…

Almost 15% increase in number of successful pharmacy degree applicants

There were 5,240 people accepted onto an MPharm course in 2025, up 14.7% from the 4,570 acceptances in 2024.…

RPS announces elections for Royal College of Pharmacy

Each national pharmacy advisory council is aimed to develop pharmacy policy and practice, as well as support professional development activity in their respective nations.…

Medicines rebate rate to fall by more than one-third in 2026

The Department of Health and Social Care said the decrease in the payment rate for newer medicines was partly influenced by falling costs, such as drugs going off-patent.…

How has the pharmacy sector grown in 2025?

From the NHS ten-year health plan to the best pharmacy contract in a decade, 2025 has been a newsworthy year for the sector. Here, scroll down to read the most significant headlines from the past 12 months.…

Medicines shortages picture improving, government says

Health minister Zubir Ahmed told the House of Lords Public Services Committee's inquiry into medicines security that shortages observed in the first half of 2025 are much lower compared with the previous year.…

Malcolm Ernest Brown (1945–2025)

On 22 November 2025, Malcolm Ernest Brown FRPharmS, aged 80 years, of Beccles, Suffolk. Mr Brown registered with the Society in 1968. Tribute Malcolm Ernest Brown held degrees in natural and social science research. He worked as an industrial pharmacist making Calpol then moved to the Bri…

Embedding pharmacist-led lipid optimisation clinics in cardiac rehabilitation

Cardiology pharmacist Niharika Duggal shares how her integrated care system launched a pilot project in Coventry and Warwickshire to tackle the gap in cardiovascular disease care.…

Government to consult on widening access to take-home naloxone ‘before year end’

In December 2024, UK law was amended to make it legal for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to provide take-home naloxone kits without a prescription in an effort to widen access.…