Independent pharmacies less likely to pass GPhC inspection, analysis finds Study authors also found that pharmacies that offered vaccinations were more likely to pass their General Pharmaceutical Council inspection, regardless of ownership size.…
What the UK’s new clinical trials regime means for pharmacy practice and patient safety Pharmacists will be central to the impact of the new clinical trial regime, which is aimed to streamline regulatory timelines.…
Yvette Cooper named health secretary Newly appointed secretary of state for health and social care, Yvette Cooper, moves from her previous role as foreign secretary.…
Community pharmacists most confident in minor ailment prescribing, survey suggests A National Pharmacy Association survey found that nearly three-quarters of pharmacists felt that using prescribing to manage minor acute illnesses was the area that added most value.…
PJ view: Patients deserve a regulatory system built to keep them safe as oral semaglutide launches Regulators have taken welcome steps to tackle counterfeit weight-loss medicines, but patients cannot be left to police this market alone.…
The pharmacist’s role in optimising care for adults with trigeminal neuralgia This article offers an overview of the clinical features and pharmacological management of trigeminal neuralgia, as well as ways in which pharmacists can provide holistic care for patients.…
The patient information leaflet: is it really working for patients? How a broader approach to medicines information will encourage safer use and better understanding for patients.…
NICE draft guidance recommends finerenone for type of chronic heart failure The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence noted that indirect comparison suggests that finerenone may work as well as spironolactone in treating heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction in adults.…
Stopping antipsychotics in patients with dementia reduces risk of fracture and delirium The study’s lead author said the “findings provide reassurance” that stopping long-term antipsychotic treatment when no longer needed prevents harms.…
Coroner raises concerns over lack of national guidance on prescribing for hepatitis B reactivation A patient died from complications from reactivation of hepatitis B, after the supply of viral reactivation prophylaxis was inadvertently discontinued.…
