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.…
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.…
Almost half of pharmacists do not access career support or training Exclusive: Results from The Pharmaceutical Journal’s latest salary and job satisfaction survey show that those working in the pharmaceutical industry were least likely to have accessed any support, followed by hospital pharmacists.…
‘Record number’ of prescriptions dispensed in England in 2024/2025 despite reduction in number of pharmacies Data from the NHS Business Services Authority show that 2024/2025 was the fourth consecutive year that the number of prescriptions dispensed from community pharmacies in England has risen.…
NICE recommends HIV prevention injection for people unable to take oral PrEP Guidance says cabotegravir offers HIV prevention to patients who are unable to use oral pre-exposure prophylaxis owing to medical contraindications, difficulty swallowing tablets or other challenges to adherence.…
Health news round-up: community pharmacy services, medicines, obesity and ageing Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson summarises some important developments in health news.…
Spotlight: Pressures facing pharmacists in 2025 In this ‘Spotlight’ episode of The PJ Pod, we analyse the results of our latest survey, which further reveals the cracks in the pharmacy sector.…
National pharmacy board meetings: September 2025 In September 2025, the national pharmacy boards heard updates on new or updated policies on patient safety, aseptic preparation services and assisted dying.…
Almost two-thirds of pathfinder pilot site consultations have been for minor ailments NHS England data also show that by the end of July 2025, more than 40,000 consultations were delivered by 180 community pharmacy pathfinder sites across England.…
Almost 7 million blood pressure checks delivered in community pharmacies since service began NHS England data show that more than 1 million patients received a blood pressure check via the hypertension case-finding service in the top 10% most deprived areas in England.…
