New pharmacy minister confirmed Newly appointed pharmacy minister Diana Johnson has replaced Stephen Kinnock, as he moves to secretary of state for Wales.…
Incretin-based weight-loss drugs should not be deliberately continued in pregnancy, consensus guidelines state The guidelines have been drawn up by a multidisciplinary group of experts following a systematic scoping review.…
Virtual reality holds the promise of filling medicines manufacturing workforce gaps Will virtual reality technology enable the UK to meet the demands of training in the pharmaceutical industry and medicines manufacturing.…
Pharmaceutical companies in talks with NICE about access to Alzheimer’s drugs Drug manufacturers Lilly and Eisai are in discussion with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to appeal the regulator’s rejection of the use of donanemab and lecanemab on the NHS for the third time in June 2025.…
Negotiator to challenge prime minister on business rates relief Community Pharmacy England said it had made a “clear case” for business rates relief during funding negotiations and will put these arguments to Andy Burnham's government.…
Everything you need to know about clinical trial legislation changes Clinical trial legislation has been overhauled to speed up set-up times and include a broader range of healthcare professionals, but what do the reforms mean for patients and pharmacists?…
Yvette Cooper named health secretary Newly appointed secretary of state for health and social care, Yvette Cooper, moves from her previous role as foreign secretary.…
Coroner raises concerns over lack of national guidance on prescribing for hepatitis B reactivation A patient died from complications from reactivation of hepatitis B, after the supply of viral reactivation prophylaxis was inadvertently discontinued.…
Pharmacists having to procure their own pandemic PPE ‘a major failure in planning’, finds COVID-19 inquiry The COVID 19 inquiry report described the government's personal protective equipment distribution plans as “inadequate”.…
Single national formulary pilot sites announced NHS England said that 13 early adopter integrated care boards will transition to the single national formulary by December 2026.…
