Regulators

Regulators set out support for in-orbit pharmaceutical manufacturing

In a joint statement, UK regulators said that the production of materials and products in space have the potential to offer higher quality medicines compared with those made on Earth.…

Four out of five foundation trainees have confirmed DPP details

Pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock told MPs that 2,013 foundation trainees had submitted details of an assigned DPP to NHS England by February 2026.…

Regulator sets acceptance criteria for fitness-to-practise complaints

The General Pharmaceutical Council said the new criteria have been developed to reduce the number of avoidable concerns it receives and progresses.…

‘Two double decker buses’ worth of illegal erectile dysfunction drugs seized by MHRA

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency seized over 4.4 million doses of unlicensed erectile dysfunction medicines in 2025 alone.…

Nearly 400 ‘dormant’ medicines targeted to be revived by government, industry and NHS scheme

Medicines UK said that the collaborative project would focus on 'dormant' medicines that represent a serious risk to supply resilience and could result in medicines shortages.…

Almost half of online pharmacies not inspected within six months of registration

Exclusive: The General Pharmaceutical Council told The Pharmaceutical Journal that its inspections were sometimes delayed longer than six months owing to scheduling problems or if the registration was relocated.…

Class 1 recall issued for quetiapine oral suspension

A national patient safety alert said that pharmacy teams must immediately stop supplying affected products, as well as quarantine and return any remaining stock.…

Health news round-up: NICE approvals, surveillance data and GLP-1 warnings

A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…

PJ view: Access to rare disease treatment should not be a rarity

Policymakers and healthcare leaders must persevere with long overdue changes to improve access to treatments for rare diseases.…

Managing the shift to prescribing at registration for pharmacists

Prescribing from registration offers pharmacy and the wider healthcare sector a great opportunity, but this reform must be managed and supported properly.…