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The provision of easy-to-read patient information should be available at the point of prescribing

Following the article published in July 2026, asking the question as to whether patient information leaflets are working for patients, I felt I would like to respond on behalf of Choice and Medication, where I am currently employed as lead content author. Choice and Medication provides patie…

Case-based learning: differentiating migraine in a patient with sickle cell disease

Migraine is a high-variance condition with symptoms that can overlap with other chronic pain presentations. This case study shows how pharmacists can adopt a structured approach to patient history taking to identify an optimised management plan.…

Proposed neighbourhood contracts too centred on general practice, Royal College of Pharmacy says

Arrangements should “explicitly recognise” community pharmacy, says the Royal College of Pharmacy in response to NHS England consultation on provider models.…

Government has begun ‘exploratory discussions’ on community pharmacy reform

Exclusive: Community Pharmacy England told The Pharmaceutical Journal that its discussions with the government will involve both “short-term efficiencies and more long-term reform” of the 'Community pharmacy contractual framework'.…

Minister agrees to review pharmacy amendments to Health Bill

Following the collapse of Jhoots Pharmacy, Edward Morello has suggested amendments to the Health Bill, which include enabling integrated care boards to intervene when there is a serious risk to patient safety or medicine supply.…

Pharmacy and industry bodies publish guidance on barcodes for individual medicines doses across Europe

The proposed approach would ensure that individual units of medicines given to patients in Europe would carry their own barcode, instead of just the outer box.…

Can simulation help foundation trainee pharmacists prepare for prescribing?

Jake Mills shares the results of an NHS trust-run, ward-based simulation, which is designed to prepare final-year medical students for their first months as resident doctors.…

Migraine and acne included in new prescribing Pharmacy First pathways

NHS England said that from autumn 2026, independent prescribers in pharmacies will be able to prescribe medicines for migraine, rhinitis, ear infections in adults, acne and scabies.…

International Pharmaceutical Federation calls for bigger role for pharmacists in prevention of substance use disorders

FIP said governments should remove unnecessary barriers to pharmacist provision of opioid antagonists, including naloxone.…

Pharmacy must protect its scientific identity

The Royal College of Pharmacy’s chief scientist explores how the future of pharmacy must embrace both science and clinical care.…