Support for pharmacies providing palliative care urged as hospices get cash injection Graham Stretch, president of the Primary Care Pharmacy Association, told The Pharmaceutical Journal that funding is needed in community pharmacies to address patchy access of palliative care drugs for patients.…
NICE recommends new treatment for highly active relapsing multiple sclerosis Natalizumab, a monoclonal antibody, can be used in its originator form as an injection or in a biosimilar form as an infusion.…
Pills, policy and prescribing: 2025 in numbers From medicines spending to the ten-year health plan, 2025 has been a noteworthy year for statistics. We present our top picks and headline numbers from our coverage across pharmacy this year.…
A patient’s sex may influence best choice of fracture medication, study finds Researchers found that males demonstrated an association between bisphosphonate use and risk of subsequent fracture, but females did not.…
One in six patients with severe frailty received a medication review in 2024/2025 The National Audit Office has called for NHS England to set out clear and consistent GP requirements that involve the proportion and frequency of assessments for patients living with frailty.…
Patient access to 24/7 palliative care medicines is ‘insufficient’, finds House of Commons-commissioned report The report also suggested that there was a “postcode lottery” in integrated care board provision of palliative care and end-of-life services.…
Lead paediatric palliative care pharmacists should be part of local plans, says RPS In its updated palliative care policy, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society advised that families and medical colleagues would benefit from the medicines expertise of a specialist paediatric palliative care pharmacist.…
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.…
Behavioural self-assessment tool can encourage medicines adherence The ‘Social, Psychological, Usage and Rational’ tool measures the medicines non-adherence risk of patients by analysing social, psychological, usage and rational drivers.…
Tips for effective lipid management consultations for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease Practical advice for pharmacy teams on how to provide long-term support for patients, improve adherence and achieve target lipid-levels.…
