Exercise and wellbeing programme reduces side effects of prostate cancer treatment, study finds There are now plans for the Cancer Activity Programme to be extended to breast and bowel cancer patients.…
International Pharmaceutical Federation calls for bigger role for pharmacists in prevention of substance use disorders FIP said governments should remove unnecessary barriers to pharmacist provision of opioid antagonists, including naloxone.…
Diabetic retinopathy: screening and management This article summarises the pathophysiology of diabetic retinopathy, screening policies and management options for people living with the condition.…
Women with type 2 diabetes more likely than men to develop mental health conditions, study suggests Researchers also found that both women and men who had a combination of type 2 diabetes mellitus and a mental health condition experienced premature mortality compared with other trajectories.…
How we led a quality driven diabetes switching programme for generic dapagliflozin NHS Sussex switched thousands of patients without compromising on safety or clinical credibility — and achieved a £2.5m net annual saving.…
Call to expand shingles vaccine following cardiovascular research Researchers found a 9% reduction in cardiovascular disease burden among people who received the recombinant adjuvanted vaccine Shingrix compared with the live shingles vaccine.…
Pharmacies deliver nearly 250,000 MenB vaccines since July 2026 Between 20 July 2026 and 31 August 2026, community pharmacies in England gave 246,089 doses of the MenB vaccine to young people under a NHS vaccination campaign.…
Lack of clarity may make cholesterol service ‘unviable’ for community pharmacies Exclusive: NHS England has revealed that around 100 pharmacies in England will participate in a pilot to offer walk-in cholesterol check-ups for people aged 40–84 years who are not pregnant and have not had a blood test in the past year.…
Lost in fine print: how patient information leaflets are failing patients Is it time for there to be a change in how patient information leaflets are presented in order to improve health literacy and cut down on accidental double dosing?…
Best practice for clopidogrel prescribing An overview of the considerations for prescribing clopidogrel, as well as how to provide effective patient counselling on the drug's use.…
