Diabetic retinopathy: screening and management This article summarises the pathophysiology of diabetic retinopathy, screening policies and management options for people living with the condition.…
Women with type 2 diabetes more likely than men to develop mental health conditions, study suggests Researchers also found that both women and men who had a combination of type 2 diabetes mellitus and a mental health condition experienced premature mortality compared with other trajectories.…
How we led a quality driven diabetes switching programme for generic dapagliflozin NHS Sussex switched thousands of patients without compromising on safety or clinical credibility — and achieved a £2.5m net annual saving.…
Diabetes items made up one-fifth of NHS community prescription spend in 2025 NHS Business Services Authority data show that 83 million items for diabetes were prescribed to 4.1 million patients in England in 2025/2026.…
Survey warns of ‘lifestyle drive’ for weight-loss medication A LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor-commissioned survey found that an upcoming wedding is the most common motivator for patients to use or consider weight-loss medication.…
Once-weekly insulin would be ‘significant change’ for diabetes prescribers Clinical trial evidence suggests that the once-weekly insulin efsitora alfa injection could decrease the number of injections that patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus need by 85%.…
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.…
