PJ, May 2025, Vol 314, No 7997

More than 17,000 consultations delivered under independent prescribing pathfinder service

Data from NHS England show that, as of 6 May 2025, more than 8,000 new medicines have been commenced and around 2,000 medicines have been changed under the Independent Prescribing Pathfinder Programme.…

Pharmacists cut medication errors and costs on diabetes and endocrinology wards, study results show

The number of reported medication incidents decreased by 100% during the eight-week study period.…

Change is needed in the NHS: the case for investing in dedicated system-wide teams to deliver

The NHS is one of the largest organisations of its kind in the world. It is estimated to be the sixth largest employer globally with access to substantial resources, but faces multiple long-term, structural challenges as demand for services increases continuously.   The need for ch…

Assisted dying exemption amendment for pharmacists to be debated in Parliament

Kim Leadbeater MP, who introduced the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, has proposed the amendment, which will be discussed at the Bill's report stage.…

MHRA approves ‘world first’ low-carbon version of COPD inhaler

The new version of Trixeo Aerosphere will replace the propellant HFA-134a with HFO-1234ze(E), “a fluorinated gas with near-zero global warming potential”.…

SABA inhaler carbon emissions have dropped by one-third since 2020, NHS England data show

Exclusive: Pharmacy experts said the fall in short-acting beta-2 agonist inhaler emissions most likely owes to patients switching from the Ventolin Evohaler to the Salamol inhaler.…

Net zero: progress on reducing the environmental impact of medicines

Although some progress has been made towards reducing the carbon footprint of medicines within the NHS, experts say there needs to be more focus on medicines waste and disease prevention.…

Patients to be able to nominate a pharmacy on NHS App more easily from July 2025

Rahul Singal, chief pharmacy and medicines information officer at NHS England, announced at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress 2025 that several other prescription-based user features would be introduced to the NHS App by early 2026.…

Medication maths: using provided formula

This article is part of a comprehensive series on pharmaceutical calculations in preparation for the General Pharmaceutical Council registration assessment, providing guidance on how to tackle questions related to provided formulas, including a worked example of a sample exam question.…

More than 3,000 pharmacy students accept place on first cohort of all-independent prescribing foundation year

NHS England data show that 68% of the training places offered under the Oriel scheme for 2025/2026 have been filled.…