Nearly 400 ‘dormant’ medicines targeted to be revived by government, industry and NHS scheme Medicines UK said that the collaborative project would focus on 'dormant' medicines that represent a serious risk to supply resilience and could result in medicines shortages.…
Everything you need to know about GLP-1s for weight loss From semaglutide to tirzepatide, this article collates the latest information on pharmacological weight-loss treatments, including evidence and best practice for their use.…
Class 1 recall issued for quetiapine oral suspension A national patient safety alert said that pharmacy teams must immediately stop supplying affected products, as well as quarantine and return any remaining stock.…
Health news round-up: NICE approvals, surveillance data and GLP-1 warnings A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…
PJ view: Access to rare disease treatment should not be a rarity Policymakers and healthcare leaders must persevere with long overdue changes to improve access to treatments for rare diseases.…
Weight-loss drugs among £45m of illegally traded medicines seized in 2025 Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency figures show that more than 5,000 glucagon-like peptide-1 products were seized in 2025.…
Two-prescriber sign-off no longer required for isotretinoin The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said that scrapping the two-prescriber requirement will address delays in access to acne treatment for patients aged under 18 years old.…
Clinical trial applications increased by almost 10% in 2025, MHRA data show Between January and November 2025, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency reported a 16% increase in trials involving healthy volunteers compared with the previous year.…
Addiction warnings on opioid and z-drug packaging to be strengthened The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said that patient information leaflets for gabapentinoids, benzodiazepines and z-drugs will include clearer definitions of dependence and addiction.…
Disabling prescribing system alerts may have led to hospital paracetamol overdose In response to a prevention of future deaths report, NHS England and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society have emphasised that prescribing system alerts should not replace clinicians' professional responsibility.…
