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Routine delays: the cancer services struggling to treat patients on time

Demand for cancer treatment continues to rise while workforce numbers fall, leaving NHS cancer services calling for help as they enter “crisis management”.…

Pharmaceutical considerations for fracture management in adults

Fractures can cause significant morbidity and mortality and require a multidisciplinary approach for the best patient outcomes.…

European regulator’s committee recommends new safety measures for medicines containing pseudoephedrine

The European Medicines Agency's risk assessment committee has recommended that medicines containing pseudoephedrine should not be used in patients with severe or uncontrolled high blood pressure, or people with severe acute or chronic kidney disease or failure.…

PrEP highly effective in cutting HIV transmission but better access needed, study finds

Results of the 'PrEP Impact' trial show that PrEP reduced the chances of someone getting HIV by around 87%.…

New valproate prescriptions must be signed off by two specialist doctors from January 2024, says MHRA

The requirement for valproate prescriptions, which will come into effect on 31 January 2024, was first announced in December 2022.…

Putting Pharmacy First: a welcome change of policy

Pharmacy First requires careful implementation but provides an opportunity, says The Pharmaceutical Journal’s health policy columnist.…

Pharmacies offering contraception service must opt in to initiate patients on the pill by February 2024

Pharmacies offering the NHS contraception service must begin providing tiers 1 and 2 of the service by February 2024.…

MHRA warns of dangers of fake weight loss pens after Yellow Card reports

The medicines regulator said Ozempic and Saxenda pens have been confirmed as being falsified with insulin in five of the reports.…

Pharmacists provide antibiotics only where clinically appropriate, minor ailments scheme data show 

Data from community pharmacies in the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board area have shown 71% of women with a UTI and 55% of patients with a sore throat received antibiotics from the pharmacy.…

Semaglutide reduces cardiovascular events in adults who are overweight by 20%, study finds

Trial results show fewer deaths from cardiovascular events, as well as non-fatal heart attacks and strokes, in patients who received semaglutide versus those who received placebo.…