Pharmacists ‘perfectly placed’ to deliver nationally commissioned weight-loss service, MPs told Attendees of the Health and Social Care Committee session emphasised the importance of “wrap-around care” alongside prescribing GLP-1 medicines.…
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.…
It is ‘vital’ that patients access weight-loss jabs from pharmacies, says London health committee A report by the London Assembly Health Committee recommended strict safeguards to ensure that only the eligible can purchase weight-loss drugs, as well as comprehensive wrap-around care for patients.…
Health news round-up: puberty blockers, oral GLP-1s and inequalities in neonatal care A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…
Orforglipron offers greater weight loss for people with diabetes than oral semaglutide Researchers found that although patients who took orforglipron lost more body weight on average compared with semaglutide, more patients stopped taking the drug owing to adverse effects.…
Health news round-up: GLP-1s for psoriasis, promise for people with cancer and pharmacogenomics A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…
NICE widens access to SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1s in updated type 2 diabetes guidance The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence said the changes could prevent up to 17,000 deaths in the UK over three years.…
Health news round-up: medicines in pregnancy, GLP-1s and eating disorders, and new cancer treatments A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…
Health news round-up: travel warnings, AMR in children, and the latest on medicine supply A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…
Everything you need to know about GLP-1s for weight loss From semaglutide to tirzepatide, this article collates the latest information on pharmacological weight-loss treatments, including evidence and best practice for their use.…
