NHS England tells care boards to ‘maximise’ Pharmacy First in planning guidance Under NHS England’s multi-year planning framework, integrated care boards must also introduce prescribing-based services into community pharmacies in 2026/2027.…
NICE approves treatment for advanced prostate cancer that could ‘benefit 6,000 patients’ Guidance says darolutamide blocks hormones that fuel cancer growth by removing testosterone from cancer cells in patients living with advanced prostate cancer.…
MHRA raids illegal weight-loss jab production line worth more than £250,000 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has told The Pharmaceutical Journal that the site of the raid is the first illicit production facility for weight-loss medicine discovered in the UK.…
HRT prescribing increases by 370% in past decade Data from the NHS Business Services Authority also show that in 2024/2025, the number of patients who were prescribed hormone replacement therapy almost tripled compared to 2015/2016.…
Health news round-up: newborns, hormones and a colour-changing label to help spot heat damage Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson summarises some important developments in health news you may have missed.…
Boots launches support service for patients coming off weight-loss drugs The service will provide users of the Boots Online Doctor weight-loss service unlimited support for 12 months, alongside various resources and ways to seek advice.…
Semaglutide benefits heart health regardless of weight lost Study authors found that the benefits of semaglutide were largely independent of how much weight patients lost in the first four months after taking the drug.…
Researchers call for update to antidepressant guidelines Study authors reported up to a 4kg difference in the average weight gain or weight loss in patients taking certain antidepressants.…
Why is HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis struggling to find a home in UK primary healthcare? A team of collaborators discuss the barriers to pre-exposure prophylaxis provision in UK primary care and put forward potential solutions.…
First street drug-checking service approved in Scotland Users of the service — to open at the site where ‘The Thistle’ drug consumption room is located — will be able to submit drugs for testing and receive harm-reduction advice alongside the results.…
