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.…
New chronic heart failure guidance: what does it mean for practice? In this episode of The PJ Pod, we explore the main changes and implications for practice from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s chronic heart failure guidance update.…
Rapid review finds no clear link between autism and paracetamol in pregnancy Seven of the nine reviews concerning maternal paracetamol use during pregnancy warned against inferring a causal link, researchers found.…
Questionnaire-only prescribing for high-risk conditions should not be allowed, says RPS In its response to a government consultation on private prescribing, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society called for improved information sharing between independent online services and the NHS.…
