Screening for gene variants should be broadened to reduce health inequalities, systematic review concludes Study authors have called for an extension to DPYD genetic testing in the UK, to include variants identified in people with African ancestry.…
Hospital pharmacists to receive 5.5% pay rise Health secretary Wes Streeting said the government has accepted the NHS Pay Review Body’s recommendation to offer a 5.5% increase with effect from 1 April 2024 for all Agenda for Change staff.…
Pharmacy is ready to deliver, if NHS IT is up to the jobI read The Pharmaceutical Journal’s article on the relative demise of structured medication reviews with a mixture of resignation and frustration ('Less is more: the struggle to prioritise structured medication reviews', 25 July 2024). Resignation because if clinical activity is not priori…
GPhC reveals lowest summer registration assessment pass rate for five years The exam results showed a pass rate of 75%, down from the 77% pass rate for the 2023 summer assessment.…
Pharmaceuticals from marine sources: past, present and future An overview of why marine natural products are an attractive prospect for future drug discovery, including history of the field, successes in the clinic and challenges associated with gaining clinical approval.…
Pharmacy bodies say payment system has left Scottish pharmacies in ‘financial chaos’ Payment shortfalls and delays have followed the introduction of the new data capture validation and pricing process, pharmacy bodies have claimed.…
More than 20,000 inhalers returned since November 2023 through recycling pilot Exclusive: Since its launch in November 2023, 20,400 inhalers have been returned through the ‘Re-Hale’ scheme, which operates across 78 locations in East Kent.…
NICE approves three cystic fibrosis drugs for NHS use The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has approved three drugs used to treat cystic fibrosis, after its initial decision not to recommend them caused “disappointment, anxiety and concern”.…
How we recycled over 20,000 inhalers so far in East Kent NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board explains how an inhaler recycling scheme was set up as a collaborative working project with biopharmaceutical company Chiesi.…
NICE recommends tenecteplase for treating acute ischaemic stroke patients Tenecteplase was found to be as effective as alteplase, which is more expensive, and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence said its decision could save the NHS “millions”.…
