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Health news round-up: cardiovascular research special

Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson summarises some important developments in health news.…

High-risk medications: a guide for pharmacy professionals

Serious patient harm from medication errors is more likely when the medication is ‘high-risk’. This article describes the contributing factors and what pharmacists can do to reduce the risk.…

NICE names pharmacists as part of heart failure multidisciplinary team for first time

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s updated guidance for chronic heart failure has also introduced medicines earlier in the treatment pathway.…

Weight-loss medicines should be delivered through pharmacies, says Community Pharmacy Scotland

Offering weight-loss medicines in community pharmacies would “ensure safety and effectiveness”, according to Community Pharmacy Scotland's manifesto for the 2026 Scottish Parliamentary elections.…

Dialling back antibiotic prescribing in children

There has been a jump in antibiotics use in children aged under ten years in England since the COVID-19 pandemic, but pharmacists and other healthcare professionals are trying to stem the rise.…

Henry Gregg: ‘The only way to slow down pharmacy closures is to start closing that £2.6bn funding gap’

Just a few weeks after taking the helm in May 2025, the chief executive of the National Pharmacy Association gives his take on the realities and potential of community pharmacy.…

All pharmacies told to back Pharmacy First promotional campaign

The government said the campaign was expected to run alongside one from NHS England aimed at the wider public.…

Missed Pharmacy First payments top £70m as record numbers fail to meet threshold

Exclusive: Analysis by The Pharmaceutical Journal has revealed 6,551 pharmacies did not offer 30 Pharmacy First consultations in May 2025, the number needed to trigger the £1,000 monthly threshold payment.…

Drug-related deaths in Scotland at lowest level since 2017

National Records of Scotland data show that 1,017 people died from drug misuse during 2024.…

NICE recommends guselkumab for ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease

Guidance says guselkumab can be used as an option for treating moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in adults when other treatments have not worked.…