PJ, November 2023, Vol 311, No 7979

Pharmacies offering contraception service must opt in to initiate patients on the pill by February 2024

Pharmacies offering the NHS contraception service must begin providing tiers 1 and 2 of the service by February 2024.…

Amendments to regulations following November 2023 Assembly

At the meeting held on 22 November 2023, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Assembly Members agreed in the open business session that the imbalance in the election places currently existing in all three National Pharmacy Boards across the three-year cycle (created when changes were made to term …

MHRA warns of dangers of fake weight loss pens after Yellow Card reports

The medicines regulator said Ozempic and Saxenda pens have been confirmed as being falsified with insulin in five of the reports.…

Spotlight: Homecare services in crisis

In this episode of The PJ Pod, we examine the shortcomings in the provision and governance of homecare services.…

PJ view: The success of Pharmacy First is in the government’s hands

Now that a launch date has been set for Pharmacy First in England, the government must deploy clear communication to patients about the service in order for it to reach its full potential.…

LloydsPharmacy sells all of its community pharmacy branches 

Hallo Healthcare Group, the parent company of LloydsPharmacy, announced in a statement that 99% of its branches would remain open under different ownership.…

Pharmacists provide antibiotics only where clinically appropriate, minor ailments scheme data show 

Data from community pharmacies in the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board area have shown 71% of women with a UTI and 55% of patients with a sore throat received antibiotics from the pharmacy.…

Test yourself: communication and person-centred practice for prescribing

An opportunity to test your knowledge on core prescribing skills and approaches.…

English Pharmacy Board meeting: 20 September 2023

The English Pharmacy Board met to discuss pharmacist independent prescribing, preparations for the general election and new ways to engage with members.…

Supporting an early-career researcher in uncovering the barriers to wider pharmacy research

The Pharmacy Research Advisory Group shares how it supported a clinical Fellow in finding out why research is not a core function of all clinical pharmacists’ roles.…