Best practice for clopidogrel prescribing An overview of the considerations for prescribing clopidogrel, as well as how to provide effective patient counselling on the drug's use.…
GP-led walk-in pilot could duplicate existing services, says Royal College of Pharmacy A joint statement issued by three healthcare practitioner leadership bodies in Scotland has noted that the walk-in centres could also widen health inequalities.…
Why do women in England’s poorest areas have lower rates of HRT prescribing? Hormone replacement therapy prescribing has more than doubled since 2020/2021, but new data show that deep regional and ethnic inequalities in prescribing remain.…
More than 21,000 people with severe asthma receiving biologic treatment, says health minister Baroness Merron said that the figures were based on the number of requests for either new initiation or continuation of asthma biologic treatment received between June 2025 and May 2026.…
NHS England announces Pharmacy First audit included in PQS for 2026/2027 NHS England said that the audit will assess the quality and completeness of clinical records made for Pharmacy First clinical pathways consultations.…
Assessing authorship, study purpose and journals when evaluating clinical studies Part of a comprehensive series showing how to evaluate a clinical study or research paper. This article focuses on why it is important to consider the authors’ background, aims and where the article was published.…
Training to spot microaggressions should be mandatory in pharmacy foundation education Ensuring structured training on microaggressions during pharmacy foundation training would enable the retention of a diverse workforce and support safe prescribing practice.…
HRT use associated with reduced dementia risk, study suggests Researchers found that the initiation of hormone replacement therapy in women aged 46–56 years was linked with a 10% reduced risk of dementia.…
Giardia infections rose by 11.4% in 2025, UKHSA data shows Between 2024 and 2025, London saw the highest number of Giardia infections with more than 1,500 cases, UK Health Security Agency data highlights.…
Next frontier: crystallising the future of medicines The UK is taking a lead in creating the regulatory framework needed to manufacture medicines in space, which is a move that could pave the way for improved treatments for cancer and rare diseases.…
