Restarting psychotropics after a treatment break: patient considerations and the pragmatic approach How to support safe, person-centred re-initiation of antidepressants, antipsychotics and mood stabilisers.…
Health news round-up: endocrine research, binge eating on the pill and AI in the NHS The Pharmaceutical Journal’s weekly summary of the important developments in pharmacy and health news you may have missed.…
Shortages stop pharmacies dispensing medication ‘at least once a day’ The results of a National Pharmacy Association survey showed that the vast majority of pharmacy owners said that they were unable to dispense a medicine at least once a day in the past year owing to medicines shortages.…
Asda Pharmacy launches ‘judgement-free’ disposal scheme as access to unregulated medication rises One-quarter of GPs said they have encountered patients who require hospital care following complications associated with unregulated medicines.…
A visual guide to the 2026 Ebola outbreak As the third-largest Ebola outbreak on record continues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, we explore how it emerged, the strain behind it and the promising therapeutics in development.…
Assisted dying Bill reintroduced to Parliament The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has been reintroduced by Lauren Edwards, Labour MP for Rochester and Strood.…
MHRA issues drug safety warning over ACE inhibitor side effect A drug safety warning has advised clinicians that ACE inhibitors should be halted immediately if a patient is suspected of presenting with angioedema during treatment.…
More than half of patients who stop weight-loss drugs restart within a year Researchers found that people taking newer medications, such as tirzepatide, were 41% less likely to discontinue than those taking older drugs, such as liraglutide.…
Three-quarters of men do not discuss their health with pharmacists In a UK-wide survey of people aged 18 to 65 years, commissioned by the Men's Health Forum, 74% of males said they had never discussed their health with a pharmacist.…
Janet Morrison: ‘Any contract reform is likely to have winners and losers’ As details of the new pharmacy contract hit the headlines, Janet Morrison talks through the rationale behind the details and what the sector can expect in coming months.…
