How to implement a naloxone supply approach in hospitals An overview of how the distribution of naloxone in hospitals can be implemented to reduce drug-related deaths and overdoses in vulnerable communities.…
Prescribing guidance for older people with frailty is aimed to balance harms and benefits of medicines The guidance, published by the British Geriatrics Society, suggests that patients with hypertension and moderate frailty may benefit from a more lenient average systemic blood pressure target.…
Behavioural self-assessment tool can encourage medicines adherence The ‘Social, Psychological, Usage and Rational’ tool measures the medicines non-adherence risk of patients by analysing social, psychological, usage and rational drivers.…
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?…
Four in ten patients cannot have pharmacy consultations added to their records Exclusive: An analysis conducted by The Pharmaceutical Journal has found that between October 2024 and September 2025, 70–75% of patient record updates sent to GP practices by pharmacies using CegedimRx were rejected by their system.…
Pharmacy First data included in AMR report for first time The most dispensed antimicrobials through the Pharmacy First service in its first 11 months to December 2024 were phenoxymethylpenicillin, nitrofurantoin, flucloxacillin and amoxicillin.…
Prime minister commits to ‘strengthen regulation’ following Jhoots fall-out Keir Starmer said during prime minister's questions that the government is “working speedily to consider how to strengthen regulation” in NHS-contracted pharmacies.…
Cuts to integrated care boards could ‘set NHS ambitions back’ Ewan Maule, chair of the ICB Chief Pharmacist Network, said confirmation of a 50% cut to integrated care board staff would mean “disruption and distraction” during the NHS's busy winter period.…
Staffing costs ‘unsustainable’ for half of pharmacy businesses In Community Pharmacy England's 2025 pharmacy pressures survey report, the negotiating body called for increased funding to support recruitment and retain pharmacy staff.…
Chronic kidney disease: impacts, challenges and pathways to improvement An overview of how advancements in detection and treatment approaches can improve management of chronic kidney disease and improve health inequalities.…
