More than 500 people hospitalised following use of weight-loss drugs, says health minister The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency confirmed that more than 20,000 Yellow Card reports of suspected reactions in association with GLP-1 RAs indicated for weight management have been recorded, as of 31 January 2025.…
It is an exciting time to be a respiratory pharmacist — and we need more of them Specialist respiratory pharmacists are in short supply in England and Wales, but investing in developing this workforce will show benefit for pharmacy and patients.…
PDA to recommend a ‘no’ vote to RPS royal college proposals unless current ballot is cancelled The Pharmacists’ Defence Association has said the vote should be delayed to allow proposals “to be reconsidered and amended where necessary”.…
Greener inhalers could make up to 10% of NHS net zero emissions cuts, report concludes A report published by the Office of Health Economics said that a switch to the use of carbon minimal pressurised metered dose inhalers could cut NHS carbon emissions by more than 600,000 tonnes per year.…
Alzheimer’s treatments donanemab and lecanemab still not recommended under latest NICE draft guidance NICE says that the cost of implementing donanemab and lecanemab across the NHS is “significantly higher” than considered acceptable for taxpayers’ money and NHS resources.…
Test your knowledge of respiratory tract diseases Respiratory tract conditions — such as lung cancer, COPD and pneumonia — account for 20% of all deaths. Here, test your knowledge of these common conditions and treatment options.…
Anne Hartley (1936–2025)On 3 March 2025, Anne Hartley MPharmS, aged 88 years, of Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire. Ms Hartley registered with the Society in 1959.…
Only 4% of pharmacies offering smoking cessation service claimed payment in three months Exclusive: Of the 4,721 pharmacies registered to provide the service, 203 claimed payment for a consultation between July and September 2024.…
How a global health partnership with an NHS trust has transformed care for patients in Zambia By partnering with King’s College London, pharmacists at Ndola Teaching Hospital in Zambia have learnt from their counterparts working at St George’s Hospital infectious disease department.…
Fewer people reporting problems obtaining prescriptions in England, show ONS data Survey results have revealed that 88.1% of patients said they experienced no issues accessing medicines from their pharmacy in January 2025, compared with 79.9% in August 2024.…
