Nervous system diseases

People with substance use disorders need more compassion from community pharmacy

Several factors impact how services are delivered across integrated care boards that offer NHS Inclusion drug treatment services, making it increasingly difficult for people with substance use disorders to access the care they need when and where they need it.…

Number of calls to Pharmacist Support helpline rises by three quarters in a year

The charity reported funding 876 counselling sessions and awarding 23% more financial aid grants in 2023.…

Nearly half of long-term antidepressant users could safely taper off medication using helpline

Participants with access to psychological support through online or phone helplines reported better mental wellbeing after discontinuation of antidepressants.…

Stopping antidepressants causes withdrawal symptoms in 15% of patients, meta-analysis finds

Researchers estimated one in six to seven people will experience withdrawal symptoms when stopping antidepressants.…

ADHD hub planned for launch in autumn 2024

The hub will support shared-care arrangement for adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Leeds, West Yorkshire.…

ADHD drugs back in stock, says manufacturer 

Exclusive: Medicines used to treat ADHD manufactured by Takeda are now available, following a period of supply issues caused by an increase in demand and production challenges.…

Spotlight: Pharmacists in community mental health teams

In this ‘Spotlight’ episode of The PJ Pod, we delve into the progress made towards embedding pharmacy support for patients with severe mental illness into community teams.…

Boots UK shuts online mental health service to new patients

Exclusive: The multiple launched the online service in 2022, but says it is now at capacity and will be “temporarily paused” to new patients.…

Bridging the mental health gap: the role of pharmacists 

Although significant progress has been made in recruiting pharmacists into community mental health teams, there is wide variation across England and more work needs to be done to embed pharmacy support for patients with severe mental illness.…

More than 100 extra pharmacists employed in mental health community teams since 2019/2020

Exclusive: The Pharmaceutical Journal has found that more than 100 pharmacists have been recruited into community mental health teams across 36 NHS trusts in the past five years.…