PJ, June 2023, Vol 310, No 7974

GPs to prescribe weight loss injections under £40m pilot scheme

The GP-prescribing pilot is aimed to explore how drugs can be made available to more people by expanding specialist weight management services outside hospital settings.…

David Cousins (1955–2023)

On 22 May 2023, David Cousins, aged 68 years, of Derby, Derbyshire. Mr Cousins registered with the Society in 1977. Tribute It is with great sadness we learnt of the death of David Cousins. Many will pay tribute to his work as chief pharmacist at Derbyshire Royal Infirmary (DRI) where, as…

James Ford (1952–2023)

On 22 May 2023, James Ford MPharmS, aged 71 years, of Heswall, Merseyside. Mr Ford registered with the Society in 1975.…

Community pharmacies have an essential role in sustaining the elimination of hepatitis C in England

Pharmacies can provide easy access to hepatitis C testing for people who inject drugs, helping to control infection rates and allow the elimination of the virus in England by 2025.…

Regulator reports 50% increase in early closures of fitness-to-practise cases

General Pharmaceutical Council papers show that 69 cases were closed before the investigating committee stage in January to March 2023, compared with 46 cases in the previous quarter.…

Drug for inherited blood clotting does not cut risk of miscarriage, study reveals

The rate of live births for women with inherited thrombophilia and recurrent miscarriage was almost the same, whether they were assigned to receive heparin and standard care or standard care only.…

Chickenpox: symptoms, treatment and potential complications

Pharmacists can advise on treatment options and symptom relief for this common childhood illness.…

Pharmacists now able to refer patients to extended pharmacy pregnancy smoking cessation service

Exclusive: Any community pharmacist in the pilot area can now refer patients to the smoking cessation scheme.…

Risk assessment for rheumatoid arthritis drug could result in fewer blood tests for patients, research suggests

Researchers have developed a risk-stratified monitoring system for toxicity linked to methotrexate to determine a patient's risk of abnormal blood test results.…

Pharmacy can narrow health inequalities — here’s how

Two advanced specialist community pharmacists share how they have engaged with patients in an area of high deprivation.…