Prescription-only medicines

Is a complete ban on OTC opioids the solution?

Misuse of over-the-counter opioids often slips under the radar. Some experts say the UK should follow other countries and ban them altogether, but others argue that there is more that pharmacists can do to help tackle this problem.…

How pharmacists can reduce deaths from opioid misuse

The Pharmacist’s Guide to Opioid Use Disorders, edited by Merrill Norton.…

Co-op to trial ‘Amazon Locker-style’ prescriptions service

The Co-operative Group is to trial what it says is the first click-and-collect ‘Amazon-style’ locker service for medicine prescriptions in the UK.…

Three NHS prescriptions for medical cannabis dispensed in the community

The NHS has confirmed that three prescriptions for medical cannabis were dispensed for use in primary care in January and February 2019.…

NHS patients owe £246m in unpaid penalties for prescription charge exemption errors

NHS patients have accrued a total debt of £246m in unpaid penalty fees for incorrectly claiming free NHS prescriptions, the National Audit Office has said.…

Cost of prescriptions dispensed in community falls for third year running

The cost of prescriptions dispensed in the community in England has decreased by nearly 4%, which represents the largest fall in three years, according to figures published by NHS Digital.…

Support Jersey’s GPs to prescribe medical cannabis, deputy says

The Jersey government should support doctors on the island to prescribe medical cannabis, a member of the States Assembly of Jersey has said.…

Pharmacists should be more involved in managing prescription-only medicine dependency, Welsh Assembly says

NHS Wales should make better use of pharmacists’ expertise in supporting patients who become dependent on prescription medicines, a committee that advises the Welsh Assembly has said.…

NHS medical cannabis prescribing data unlikely to be published soon

It is unlikely that figures on NHS England prescriptions for medical cannabis will be published by the end of March 2019, despite ministerial assurances that they would, The Pharmaceutical Journal has been told.…

Medical Cannabis Clinicians’ Society publishes guidance for prescribers

Guidance for the prescription of medical cannabis has been issued by the by the Medical Cannabis Clinicians’ Society and the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Medical Cannabis under Prescription.…