Gender

Ban on puberty blockers in the UK made indefinite, government says

Independent expert advice provided by the Commission on Human Medicines has urged that the ban continue while progress is made towards safeguarding children and young people.…

Best practice principles for inclusive care of transgender and non-binary patients

How pharmacists can best contribute to the care of transgender and non-binary patients, outlining additional considerations to ensure equitable care of this patient group.…

Pharmacists risk being criminalised in puberty blockers ban, warns RPS

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society says the emergency prohibition order for gonadotrophin-releasing hormone may be leading to prescribers “unwittingly breaking the law”.…

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.…

Government should consider ways to prevent ‘inappropriate overseas prescribing’ of hormone drugs, review recommends

The Cass review of gender identity services for children and young people has recommended the government work with the General Pharmaceutical Council to consider statutory solutions to prevent inappropriate overseas prescribing of hormone supplies.…

Pharmacists must be able to refer young people with gender dysphoria for support, says regulator

Duncan Rudkin, chief executive of the General Pharmaceutical Council, has warned that a lack of clear referral routes could lead people to seek alternative options, such as unregulated products or private clinics outside of the UK.…

LloydsPharmacy reports 11 percentage point increase in gender pay gap for 2021/2022

The median hourly pay gap at LloydsPharmacy was found to be 14.7% in favour of men, with women's mean hourly pay 32.1% lower than men's.…

RPS gender pay gap increases by more than two percentage points in 2021

Although "disappointed", Paul Bennett, chief executive of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, has pointed out that the number of employees means that small changes in staffing can have a big impact on these data.…

RPS Museum online exhibition celebrates women in pharmacy

'Celebrating Women in Pharmacy' launched on International Women's Day and celebrates women throughout the history of pharmacy.…

Women to Watch 2020: what we did and why

In March of this year we launched a nationwide search to find women in the pharmacy profession who were achieving great things and deserved greater recognition.…