Community pharmacy services

Health news round-up: Alzheimer’s treatment, retatrutide results and kidney cancer guidelines

A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…

A pharmacy guide for smoking cessation consultations

This step-by-step guide outlines how pharmacists and pharmacy teams can encourage patients to make an initial decision to quit smoking, going on to provide advice and support on nicotine replacement therapy and relapse prevention.…

Pharmacy funding for future health crises a ‘necessity’, says COVID-19 inquiry report

The inquiry report also pointed out that an additional 225 pharmacists per 12-hour shift would have been required during COVID-19 to deal with increased intensive care capacity.…

Community pharmacies urged to plan ahead for Easter bank holidays with methadone safety resources

The Community Pharmacy Patient Safety Group resources have been developed to offer support for community pharmacy teams before, during and after bank holidays, when opening hours may differ and other commissioned services may close.…

Wholesalers ‘working through’ increased demand for meningitis vaccination

According to the results of a snap survey conducted by the National Pharmacy Association, 87% of pharmacies reported “considerable rises in requests” for meningitis vaccinations, which exceeds available supply from wholesalers.…

RPS publishes pharmacogenomics prescribing resource for all prescribers  

As pharmacogenomics is further embedded in the NHS, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society said its latest resource is aimed to “strengthen current practice while also informing future workforce development”.…

Drug–food interactions: pharmacological principles and management strategies

A summary of the underlying pharmacological principles for common drug–food interactions, outlining practical management strategies that can be used with patients in clinical practice.…

Leeds pharmacists to supply smoking cessation medication under PGD

Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire said the service was aimed to address the lack of local access to smoking cessation drugs varenicline and cytisinicline.…

Common ailments service consultations increase by over one-third

Data also show that the largest number of pharmacy consultations conducted in 2024/2025 via the Welsh common ailments service were for sore throat and tonsillitis.…

Strengthening ADHD community paediatric services through prescribing pharmacist integration

Following a successful six-month pilot, Sheena Patel shares the outcomes of her work as a prescribing pharmacist in an ADHD clinic.…