From liquids to solids: resetting paediatric prescribing for a safer, sustainable future Pharmacists can lead an evidence-based shift to make convenient solid oral dosage forms the new normal.…
Government ‘examining’ medication pack barcode requirements Exclusive: The Department of Health and Social Care has told The Pharmaceutical Journal that since “patient safety is paramount”, it will investigate which barcodes are required on medicines packaging.…
Barcode issues disrupting pharmacy work at more than half of NHS trusts A survey has also revealed that nearly two-thirds of respondents reported that they received medicines without barcodes in the previous month.…
Patients could get NHS medicines months earlier under fast-track pilots The Department of Health and Social Care said the pilots will test new approaches to medicines pricing, access and adoption as early as September 2026.…
Health news round-up: public health, cardiovascular risk and take-up of new medicines on the NHS Our weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news you may have missed.…
Drug–food interactions: pharmacological principles and management strategies A summary of the underlying pharmacological principles for common drug–food interactions, outlining practical management strategies that can be used with patients in clinical practice.…
Prescribing unlicensed and off-label medicines An overview of how to safely and effectively prescribe unlicensed and off-label medicines through governance principles and important pharmaceutical quality considerations.…
NICE recommends first licensed treatment for vitiligo Guidance says that ruxolitinib cream can be used as treatment for vitiligo if other first-line treatments — such as including topical corticosteroids and light therapy — do not work.…
Barcode errors ‘potentially fatal’, warns patient safety commissioner Exclusive: All four UK chief pharmaceutical officers also wrote an open letter to pharmaceutical companies earlier this year urging them to continue 2D barcodes on medicine packs, despite it no longer being mandatory following Brexit.…
How safe are GLP-1s? As the use of weight-loss drugs continues to increase, there has been a rise in documented side effects. But what are the serious and unwanted effects of these drugs, and is Yellow Card reporting capturing enough information?…
