Pharmacy

Chief pharmacists call for medicines leadership to be ‘fundamental component’ of strategic commissioning system

In a letter to NHS England, four integrated care board chief pharmacists said that they must shape and lead on medicines at a time of NHS change.…

Ten ways to implement inclusive recruitment in pharmacy

Tips and advice on how pharmacy teams can promote inclusivity throughout the recruitment process.…

Regulator ends project on anonymising ethnicity data in fitness-to-practise cases

The General Pharmaceutical Council said unclear evidence on the impact of the scheme meant it could not justify committing further resources to continue it.…

Patients involved in design of fewer than one-fifth of published trials, research shows

For articles reporting on randomised controlled trials, published between 2015 and 2023, the researchers found that 18% included patient and public involvement.…

How we trained an apprentice pharmacy technician based on an aseptic unit

The aseptic team at University Hospitals Plymouth explain how and why they developed a training programme for an apprentice pharmacy technician.…

Online pharmacies more than twice as likely to fail regulatory standards, finds analysis

Exclusive: An analysis conducted by The Pharmaceutical Journal has found that between April 2024 and January 2025, 10% of distance-selling pharmacies failed General Pharmaceutical Council inspections compared with 5% of high street pharmacies.…

Phasing in multi-sector placements offers another chance to review foundation training 

NHS England has postponed mandatory multi-sector placements for pharmacist trainees, which allows time for rethinking the funding model and structure of the foundation training year.…

‘Urgent’ need for community pharmacy to play a role in medicines homecare services, review says

The independent review, commissioned by the chief pharmaceutical officer for Scotland, also said that key performance indicators for medicines homecare are “widely viewed as not fit for purpose”.…

Tips for building an inclusive pharmacy workforce

The Inclusive Pharmacy Practice (IPP) initiative was created as a means of co-ordinating the pharmacy profession’s response to the ongoing need to improve inclusivity. This article outlines practical steps pharmacy teams can take to implement the IPP agenda within their workplace.…

Testosterone in menopause: a review of the evidence and prescribing practice

A closer look at the evidence base around testosterone prescribing for women with menopause, analysing the impact of regional formularies and the surge in demand in recent years.…