NICE requests more evidence on sickle cell disease treatment voxelotor The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence initially rejected voxelotor for NHS use on the grounds that clinical trial evidence did not support cost effectiveness.…
Increase in patient nominations for distance-selling pharmacies slows drastically Exclusive: The increase in the number of patients nominating a distance-selling pharmacy slowed to 4% over the past two years, down from almost 100% in the previous two years.…
Are we self-actualising in pharmacy? This month’s pick of academic papers from Parastou Donyai, chief scientist at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…
Special report: has the online pharmacy bubble burst? During the COVID-19 pandemic, distance-selling pharmacies, unsurprisingly, experienced a boom. But has the market for home delivery of prescriptions reached saturation point?…
Poorly controlled asthma eight times worse for greenhouse gases, study finds Researchers found poorly controlled asthma contributed the same amount of excess greenhouse gases as that of 124,000 homes in the UK each year.…
Early days of Pharmacy First highlight three things we should study This month, our health policy columnist examines the teething problems thrown up in the first few weeks of the Pharmacy First service.…
Patient safety alert warns of salbutamol nebuliser liquid shortages with no date for resupply An alert says that while alternative nebuliser liquids are available, manufacturers cannot support the increase in demand.…
More than 180 people referred to domestic abuse support via community pharmacy scheme The Home Office has reported that at least 186 people have used the ‘Ask for ANI’ scheme since it launched in 2021.…
Perioperative management of type 2 diabetes mellitus How to manage diabetic medication in the perioperative period.…
National pharmacy board elections 2024: information for candidatesThe Royal Pharmaceutical Society has published information for candidates who are standing for election to the national pharmacy boards in 2024. Nominations for the 2024 elections will open on 18 March 2024. The information for candidates, as well as further details of the national pharmacy boar…
