Antibiotic prescribing target hit one year early in England The 'English surveillance programme for antimicrobial utilisation and resistance' report showed that total antibiotic consumption in England declined by 15.1% between 2017 and 2021.…
Fixing the UK’s medicines shortage crisis As the UK’s medicine shortage crisis rumbles on, continuing to put patients at risk, we take a closer look at the suspected roots of the issue to identify four ways the problems could be fixed.…
Probiotics should be considered when prescribing antibiotics, finds systematic review The review considered papers that looked at the effect on the composition of bacteria in the gut of antibiotics, probiotics, and the two combined.…
Pharmacy negotiators in renewed talks with government on ‘Pharmacy First’ service in England Speaking at the NHS Providers conference, Steve Barclay said the government is looking at how to progress Pharmacy First as a way of improving access to general practice.…
Will pharmacists go on strike over pay? An overview of the pay-related industrial action rippling through the NHS and whether or not pharmacy will be the next sector to react.…
Royal Pharmaceutical Society encourages UK-wide antibiotic amnesty The Society warns that unsafe disposal of medicines can increase the spread of resistance genes among bacteria, putting human and animal health at risk.…
GPhC receives record number of fitness-to-practise concerns Despite the largest number of concerns reported in any quarter, the pharmacy regulator says it is making good progress in improving its fitness-to-practise systems.…
Scottish epilepsy medicines registry to deliver data by end of 2022 The Scottish government also said it was in talks with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to share its epilepsy data.…
New RPS standards recommend that community pharmacies should ‘proactively manage’ palliative care medicines The Royal Pharmaceutical Society and charity Marie Curie propose the development of multidisciplinary team working, so that pharmacy teams are aware of patients' support needs.…
New pharmacy minister appointed Neil O'Brien, already a health minister, will become the fourth MP to hold the Westminster pharmacy brief in 2022.…
