News Self-administered injections should be considered for reclassification, says OTC body PAGB calls for change to medication legislation so that injectable products could be reclassified to P medicines.…Published: 9 October 2026
News Royal College of Pharmacy cuts ties with Teva UK ahead of upcoming annual conference A due-diligence review of partnership with UK arm of Israeli-based company highlighted “activities which do not align with [the College’s] values”.…Published: 9 October 2026
News Boots to be acquired by Canadian investors Weston family in Canada acquires high-street pharmacy chain in £6.7bn deal.…Published: 8 October 2026
News Pharmacy schools warn of staffing and placement pressures as student numbers rise Financial strain on universities limiting “ability to invest in the staffing and infrastructure required to support high-quality pharmacy education”, says Pharmacy Schools Council's inaugural annual report.…Published: 8 October 2026
Feature Tip of the iceberg? The industry payments to medicines experts Industry payments to specialist clinicians are widespread and only partly visible. The Pharmaceutical Journal examines what this means for medicines appraisal decisions.…Published: 8 October 2026
News Pharmacy regulator and royal college call on NICE to state propranolol is not recommended for anxiety The General Pharmaceutical Council, patient safety commissioner for England, Royal College of Pharmacy and College of Mental Health Pharmacy sent an open letter to NICE asking for it to update its guideline on use of 'highly toxic' medication.…Published: 7 October 2026
Feature Tase Oputu on the Royal College of Pharmacy’s first six months Six months after the launch of the Royal College of Pharmacy, its first president, Tase Oputu, sets out her priorities for the College and the profession.…Published: 7 October 2026
News Community pharmacy workforce figures fall despite overall growth in register Number of full-time equivalent pharmacists in England decreases by 14% since 2021, despite the General Pharmaceutical Council’s pharmacist register showing a growth of 2% since 2020, report shows.…Published: 7 October 2026
News Government accepts all 44 recommendations from regulation of AI in healthcare report The government said its acceptance commits the UK to develop a “world-leading agile approach to AI device regulation” that would support innovation while maintaining patient safety.…Published: 6 October 2026
News Nine in ten patients had ‘clinically relevant’ genetic variation in pharmacogenomics pilot The PROGRESS trial for pharmacogenomic guided prescribing in primary care enrolled more than 1,300 patients across 21 sites.…Published: 6 October 2026
