Healthcare provision

Smoking cessation pill Champix returns to market four years after withdrawal over carcinogen

Manufacturer Pfizer said it had “taken steps to address the presence of nitrosamines in Champix, including lowering the levels to meet regulatory requirements”.…

Three-quarters of pharmacists say patient safety is at risk from medicine delays

Responding to Community Pharmacy England’s pharmacy pressures survey, 87% of pharmacy staff also reported daily problems arising from supply issues, up from 67% in 2022.…

PJ view: Community pharmacy access to patient records must be prioritised

As NHS prescribing services expand, so must the IT infrastructure to allow the provision of thorough and consistent patient care.…

Pharmacists urged to report heat-related disruption as UK heatwave set to return

A report from the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change highlighted the number of overheating incidents in NHS sites nearly doubled from 2,980 in 2016/2017 to 5,554 in 2021/2022.…

UK trust in pharmacists among highest in Europe, survey results shows

The survey of more than 27,000 adults across Europe also looked at attitudes towards AI and health, revealing that 39% of people did not want to depend on technology for medical matters.…

Hospice UK calls for national standard in community pharmacy palliative care

The report has also identified opportunities to “strengthen education and training in palliative care and bereavement support for rural pharmacists”.…

How to be an effective designated prescribing practitioner

The first article in a short series providing practical guidance for designated prescribing practitioners as they support the learning and development of future pharmacist prescribers.…

Pharmacy bodies warn that demand for weight-loss drug will outstrip supply

Around 220,000 patients could be prescribed Mounjaro in the first three years of the drug's availability to NHS patients in England, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has estimated.…

RPS asked for clarification on dispensing timelines following death of patient with diabetes

A coroner has issued a ‘Prevention of future deaths’ report seeking information on a repeat prescribing toolkit published by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Royal College of GPs.…

Pharmacy First uptake ‘not what we would like it to be’, says minister

Pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock said that the government will work to reform the financial arrangements for Pharmacy First to incentivise pharmacists to embrace the scheme.…