Pharmacists to be central in delivery of campaign to cut prescribing of high-risk pain medicines NHS Fife's 'Pain Talking' campaign is aimed at giving patients better control over chronic pain management and promoting non-medical treatment.…
Pregabalin prescribing increases by almost 25% since restrictions imposed Exclusive: Almost 670,000 patients in England were prescribed pregabalin when it was first reclassified in 2018/2019, compared with more than 820,000 patients in 2023/2024.…
Everything you need to know about xylazine Powerful veterinary tranquiliser xylazine has been implicated in a growing number of drug-related deaths in the United States. Researchers are now warning that it has entered the illicit drug market in the UK, with urgent action needed to protect people who use drugs from its harms.…
Roz Gittins: ‘The longer fitness-to-practise processes take, the longer registrants are left in purgatory’ As the new chief pharmacy officer for the General Pharmaceutical Council, Roz Gittins tells The Pharmaceutical Journal that she is bringing a fresh pair of eyes to the regulator’s fitness-to-practise process.…
Amira Guirguis: ‘We want to use our expertise to prepare for future threats’ As the recently appointed chair of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s science and research committee, Amira Guirguis sets out her goals for her new role and calls for more proactivity in the fight against substance misuse.…
Ability to supply naloxone should be expanded to non-registered members of pharmacy team, says negotiator Community Pharmacy England has said that amended legislation should go further than extending the ability to supply naloxone without a prescription to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.…
Fourteen nitazenes made Class A controlled drugs The Home Office has made 15 new synthetic opioids Class A drugs “to prevent drug related deaths in the UK”.…
Drug-related deaths in Scotland rose by 10% in 2023 Experts say the increase can be linked to the emergence of new synthetic opioids and the change in the benzodiazepine market from etizolam to bromazolam.…
UK’s first regular street drug-checking service opens in Bristol The service will run once per month, with the aim of reducing harm from drug taking and increasing understanding of local drug markets.…
Everything you need to know about nitazenes Experts are warning that nitazenes — a type of synthetic opioid — could lead to an increase in drug-related deaths as they flood the UK market.…
