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Two deaths linked to 2026 measles outbreaks

The UKHSA said one child died from "acute measles" and another child's death was linked to the "late effects of measles".…

NHS England commissions community pharmacies to deliver MenB vaccines to young people

Eligible students will be offered the first dose of a two-dose meningococcal B disease vaccine from July 2026, with a second dose in August 2026.…

MHRA approves semaglutide oral tablets for weight loss

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency advises that patients must start at the lowest 1.5mg daily dose of oral semaglutide tablets, which can be further increased to 4mg, 9mg and 25mg doses.…

The Critical Medicines Act: can the UK manage supply problems with the EU’s ‘safety belt’?

Pharmacy leaders are hopeful that the Critical Medicines Act will help to alleviate medicines shortages in the UK, which have been rumbling on for several years.…

First health security risk assessment highlights risk of respiratory pandemic and AMR

The UK Health Security Agency said that the risk of respiratory infections with pandemic potential was ranked the highest owing to “high impact and likelihood, and repeated historical precedence”.…

NICE approves atogepant for use during migraine attack

Atogepant has been approved for patients who have tried at least two triptans, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and paracetamol for acute migraines, but they did not work well enough.…

Care home prescribing increases over four years, NHS data show

NHS Business Services Authority data reveal that 22% of care home residents aged over 65 years who received a prescription were taking ten or more medications in 2024/2025, compared with 19% of residents in 2020/2021.…

Kathie Cashell: ‘You can’t protect the public without an empowered profession’

As fitness-to-practise complaints to the General Pharmaceutical Council hit record highs, we spoke to new chief executive Kathie Cashell about her priorities for the organisation and the improvements she wants to deliver.…

Discussions on community pharmacy reform to begin before end of June

Exclusive: Community Pharmacy England chief executive Janet Morrison says she will meet with pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock before the end of June 2026.…

Cost of prescription items dispensed in community increases by 4% in a year

National Pharmacy Association chief executive says government must “step in to stabilise” workload pressure caused by rise in medication prices and prescriptions.…