One in ten people with chronic pain could experience opioid dependence, suggest study results The pooled prevalence of dependence and opioid use disorder was 9.3% across 148 studies, but the researchers say high heterogeneity means the results should be “interpreted with caution”.…
Latest Medicine, Ethics and Practice includes expanded sections on prescribing and valproate safety The 47th edition contains additional information on prescribing and patient safety to reflect the Society’s “ongoing commitment to high standards of professional practice”.…
Scottish government publishes prescribing guidance aiming to save millions of pounds The Scottish government's draft guidance sets out a list of 17 products that are of “low clinical value” and 11 products that are of “limited clinical value”.…
Pharmacy2U facility rejected from pharmaceutical list dispenses more than 1 million NHS prescriptions per month Exclusive: NHS Resolution rejected the Leicestershire facility's inclusion on the pharmaceutical list in January 2020, a requirement for opening any new NHS pharmacy in England.…
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.…
Potency warning labels for topical steroids to be introduced following reports of adverse reactions The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said it had received 267 Yellow Card reports of withdrawal reactions from topical steroids in two years.…
Government introduces ‘emergency ban’ on overseas prescriptions for puberty blockers The new arrangements, which apply to gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues, follow the Cass Review recommendation that inappropriate overseas prescribing of hormone supplies should be prevented.…
Andrea Leadsom: ‘Pharmacy First is such a big win’ The pharmacy minister tells The Pharmaceutical Journal about her view on mitigating medicine shortages and how online pharmacies can solve patient access issues where pharmacies have closed.…
Case-based learning: ensuring safety of oral medicines for children An overview of the risks pharmacists should be aware of regarding oral medicines for children, including how these risks can be appropriately communicated to patients and parents or carers.…
Politicians urged to review prescription charge system as fee rises to almost £10 per item The NHS prescription charge will increase from £9.65 to £9.90 per item from 1 May 2024.…
