MHRA approves orforglipron weight-loss pill The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said its approval of orforglipron makes the UK the first country in Europe to authorise the medication.…
Around one in five adults would share weight-loss jabs with friends, survey finds A Pharmacy2U-commissioned survey also found that more than one-quarter of UK adults said that they would share oral weight-loss medication with friends or family.…
Health news round-up: coffee, ADHD prescribing, and GLP-1s and hair loss The Pharmaceutical Journal’s weekly summary of the important developments in pharmacy and health news you may have missed.…
Health news round-up: vaccination, testosterone and neighbourhood health The Pharmaceutical Journal’s weekly summary of the important developments in pharmacy and health news you may have missed.…
Three-quarters of pharmacies expect surge in demand for weight-loss pill National Pharmacy Association says the availability of oral semaglutide (Wegovy; Novo Nordisk) “is particularly significant for patients who cannot or do not want to take an injectable medicine”.…
NICE recommends first drug to delay symptoms of type 1 diabetes for NHS use In what has been described as “an extraordinary moment”, teplizumab has been recommended as an immunotherapy for adults and children aged eight years and older with stage two type 1 diabetes mellitus.…
Health news round-up: endocrine research, binge eating on the pill and AI in the NHS The Pharmaceutical Journal’s weekly summary of the important developments in pharmacy and health news you may have missed.…
MHRA approves semaglutide oral tablets for weight loss The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency advises that patients must start at the lowest 1.5mg daily dose of oral semaglutide tablets, which can be further increased to 4mg, 9mg and 25mg doses.…
Early-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus: identification and management An overview of early-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus, including its pathophysiology, diagnosis and management, as well as approaches for younger adults.…
Health news round up: diabetes, vaping and biologics The Pharmaceutical Journal’s weekly summary of the important developments in pharmacy and health news you may have missed.…
