UK government is preparing guidance to help with type 2 diabetes medication supply issues Exclusive: Experts are "very concerned" about the shortages of semaglutide and dulaglutide and have warned it would be a lot of work to transfer patients to other medication options.…
The role of pharmacists in increasing patient access to ‘compassionate use’ programmes Pharmacists should be helping to ensure that 'compassionate use' regulations evolve to address urgent patient needs.…
David Webb: ‘It is time to step away from historic rivalries and focus on patients’ In his first pharmacy press interview as chief pharmaceutical officer for England, David Webb tells The Pharmaceutical Journal his ambitions for the profession.…
PJ view: It is time to overhaul the UK’s medicines supply system Pharmacists are spending too much time firefighting owing to medicines shortages; the medicines supply system needs radical change to prevent this opportunity cost and ease the pressure on an already struggling health service.…
Going vegan: the rise of animal-free medicines As more people choose to lead a plant-based lifestyle, pharmaceutical manufacturers are slowing shifting away from using animal products. But is there enough demand yet to go fully vegan?…
Industrial action could lead hospital pharmacists to withdraw from weekend rotas, warns union leader Exclusive: Even though the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists does not want industrial action, its president Nathan Burley said it may impact the provision of additional services.…
Nathan Burley: ‘We don’t want industrial action, we want fair pay’ As the newly elected president of the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists, Nathan Burley says he is well placed to lead its members into the fight for improved terms and conditions for working pharmacists.…
Schizophrenia drug shortage affecting patient care, College of Mental Health Pharmacy warns Supplies of aripiprazole 10mg tablets are low until late August 2022 and there is "limited scope for alternatives".…
Government receives notification of more than 3,000 medicine supply issues under new scheme A total of 1,700 shortages and 1,500 drug discontinuations were reported to the government between October 2020 and March 2022.…
Advanced therapy medicinal products: a comprehensive overview for pharmacy professionals An overview of the clinical, institutional, regulatory, safety and economic considerations of advanced therapy medicinal products.…
