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Pharmacy bodies call for urgent action on menopause care

A consensus statement endorsed by the Royal College of Pharmacy has warned that “there remains significant unmet need” regarding clear, evidence-based guidance and advice on menopause.…

Regulator sets actions for safeguarding in pharmacy weight management services

The General Pharmaceutical Council says pharmacy owners and superintendent pharmacists must document risk assessments for all aspects of weight management services.…

Pharmacy research must help shape the profession’s next chapter

The Royal College of Pharmacy’s chief scientist shares learnings from the career and research of David Jones, winner of the Hanbury Medal 2025, for outstanding contributions to the pharmaceutical sciences.…

Fluoroquinolone prescribing in Wales reduced by over one-third over 12 months

According to the All-Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre report, the most common fluoroquinolone prescribed in Wales was ciprofloxacin, followed by ofloxacin, as of March 2025.…

Health news round-up: new cancer drugs, pharmacogenomics, and whether GLP-1s cause erectile dysfunction

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

Paxlovid speeds COVID-19 recovery but does not reduce hospital admissions

Across two trials, more than 4,000 patients were randomised to receive usual care or Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir and ritonavir; Pfizer) within three or four days of symptom onset.…

Creating ‘pharmacist personas’ as a practical tool for navigating a system in flux

Pharmacy in England is undergoing its most radical transformation in a generation. The establishment of the Royal College of Pharmacy, the move to newly qualified pharmacists as independent prescribers from 2026, and the policy drive towards a unified “one pharmacy workforce” mark a fundamental …

Proposed standards for responsible and superintendent pharmacists ‘risk patient safety’

The Pharmacists’ Defence Association has called for the proposed standards to “explicitly prohibit the use of authorisation to facilitate remote supervision”.…

The long road to replacing animals in pharmaceutical research

Researchers, regulators and industry are working to develop and implement alternatives to animal testing as part of a new government strategy, but experts warn that it may be impossible to completely phase out animal use entirely.…

SMRs cut prescribing of potentially inappropriate medicines by up to 40%

Researchers studying data from 635,698 patients discovered that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were the most commonly stopped prescription following a structured medication review.…