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Grasping new opportunities to work in partnership with the pharmaceutical industry

The development of a pharmacy-led maintenance and reliever therapy programme has shown success in Leeds, where there are high numbers of people with unmanaged asthma.…

UK issues first guideline on post-exposure prophylaxis for syphilis

The British Association for Sexual Health and HIV has highlighted research that shows how doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis reduces syphilis cases by 80%.…

Bipolar disorder in adults: symptoms, diagnosis and management

A detailed overview of the different types of bipolar disease and treatments.…

UK government says it does not support safe drug consumption rooms

Speaking at a House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee inquiry into the Glasgow safe drug consumption facility, the minister for policing and crime prevention said the Westminster government would “not be amending the Misuse of Drugs Act”.…

Chronic heart failure deaths could fall by 3,000 per year following updated guidance, says NICE

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence said that drugs are being introduced earlier in patient treatment for chronic heart failure, which has been reflected in its draft guidance.…

Eye disorder is a ‘very rare’ side effect of weight-loss drugs, concludes EMA review

The review found that non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people taking semaglutide medicines.…

Supporting pharmacists in improving the care delivered for people with cancer

The Pharmaceutical Journal has launched a cancer ‘hub page’ and educational resources on blood cancer as part of continued partnership with BeiGene.…

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Study finds association between GLP-1 use and macular degeneration in diabetes

Researchers found that patients with longer durations of exposure to glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists were associated with a higher risk of developing neovascular age-related macular degeneration.…

MHRA urges women taking weight-loss drugs to use effective contraception

Guidance published by the medicines regulator has warned that patients trying to conceive should remain on contraception for a “wash-out” period after stopping GLP-1 receptor agonists.…

‘Massive change’ in antibiotic prescribing for children in primary care since COVID-19

Speaking at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress 2025, Kieran Hand announced that the number of patients aged under ten years old prescribed antibiotics in primary care had increased.…