NICE assessment processes are too complicated, MPs warns government A letter from the House of Commons Science Innovation and Technology Committee has warned that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s procedures make it harder for the public “to understand the process through which medicines and technologies reach the NHS”.…
AI project to tackle drug resistance launched as cases rise across Europe One of six GSK-funded research projects will use advanced automation and novel datasets on several molecules to enhance the design of antibiotics for multi-drug-resistant Gram-negative infections.…
Ministerial taskforce needed on student recruitment, says Pharmacy Schools Council In a joint letter to the government, the Pharmacy Schools Council and other bodies warned that shifts in healthcare proposed in the NHS ten-year plan “will only succeed if education and training evolve in parallel”.…
Coroner raises concerns over system for patients ordering repeat medication A patient’s information was removed from software used to order repeat medication without notifying his GP, a report from the assistant coroner for Cheshire has found.…
Cancer therapies made from recycled nuclear fuel to be backed by government funding Researchers from one of the projects will use the radionuclide lead-212 to create treatments called ‘target alpha therapies’ that could destroy cancer cells with minimal damage to healthy tissue.…
Prescribing guidance for older people with frailty is aimed to balance harms and benefits of medicines The guidance, published by the British Geriatrics Society, suggests that patients with hypertension and moderate frailty may benefit from a more lenient average systemic blood pressure target.…
How safe are GLP-1s? As the use of weight-loss drugs continues to increase, there has been a rise in documented side effects. But what are the serious and unwanted effects of these drugs, and is Yellow Card reporting capturing enough information?…
Pharmacy First data included in AMR report for first time The most dispensed antimicrobials through the Pharmacy First service in its first 11 months to December 2024 were phenoxymethylpenicillin, nitrofurantoin, flucloxacillin and amoxicillin.…
Prime minister commits to ‘strengthen regulation’ following Jhoots fall-out Keir Starmer said during prime minister's questions that the government is “working speedily to consider how to strengthen regulation” in NHS-contracted pharmacies.…
Staffing costs ‘unsustainable’ for half of pharmacy businesses In Community Pharmacy England's 2025 pharmacy pressures survey report, the negotiating body called for increased funding to support recruitment and retain pharmacy staff.…
