Medication safety

Over-the-counter medicines are being purchased by children as young as 13 years, reveals survey

Overall, more than half of the survey respondent had used over-the-counter medicines in a six-month period.…

Two-fifths of children have seen weight-loss drugs online despite ban

The results of a survey conducted by the Children’s Commissioner revealed that girls were more likely than boys to see adverts for weight-loss injections online.…

Health news round-up: medicines in pregnancy, GLP-1s and eating disorders, and new cancer treatments

A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…

‘Two double decker buses’ worth of illegal erectile dysfunction drugs seized by MHRA

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency seized over 4.4 million doses of unlicensed erectile dysfunction medicines in 2025 alone.…

Using pharmaceutical prioritisation tools to improve patient care

How evidence-based tools can be used to improve the prioritisation of patients based on clinical need.…

Coroner raises concern over access to patient records for pharmacists in Wales

A patient died after taking one drug for a chest infection and another for high cholesterol, which were contraindicated.…

The dark side of the ‘miracle jab’: why eating disorder safety cannot be an afterthought

As the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists increases, so must our awareness of patients who have an eating disorder or who are at risk of developing one.…

Health news round-up: travel warnings, AMR in children, and the latest on medicine supply

A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…

Almost half of online pharmacies not inspected within six months of registration

Exclusive: The General Pharmaceutical Council told The Pharmaceutical Journal that its inspections were sometimes delayed longer than six months owing to scheduling problems or if the registration was relocated.…

Patient safety commissioner to approach PM over ‘disappointing’ delay to valproate compensation

Henrietta Hughes said that nearly two years after publishing ‘The Hughes report’, patients harmed by valproate use are still waiting for a decision on financial redress.…