How climate change is reshaping the UK’s risk of vector-borne diseases Recent heatwaves across the UK have brought the issue of climate change to the fore once more. As we work out how to adapt to extreme temperatures, cases of disease transmitted by mosquitoes and ticks are on the rise — but what should we expect and how can pharmacists prepare?…
Incretin-based weight-loss drugs should not be deliberately continued in pregnancy, consensus guidelines state The guidelines have been drawn up by a multidisciplinary group of experts following a systematic scoping review.…
Best practice for prescribing drugs with dependence potential An overview of the considerations for prescribing medicines with the risk of dependency, including monitoring, discontinuation and the optimisation of therapeutic outcomes.…
Delivery of 90,000 meningitis B vaccinations for young people prompts call for annual campaign During the first week of the NHS meningococcal B disease vaccination service, more than 8,200 participating pharmacies received around 135,000 bookings.…
Local authorities advised to work with pharmacies to improve rural vaccination rates The Local Government Association said that community pharmacies should engage with local directors of public health to close gaps in vaccination coverage.…
Pharmaceutical companies in talks with NICE about access to Alzheimer’s drugs Drug manufacturers Lilly and Eisai are in discussion with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to appeal the regulator’s rejection of the use of donanemab and lecanemab on the NHS for the third time in June 2025.…
MHRA report finds insufficient data on bladder anticholinergics dementia risk The regulator also said limitations observed in several studies revealed that a “small increased risk” of dementia related to the use of bladder anticholinergic medicines cannot be ruled out entirely.…
Patient death prompts concerns about clozapine and smoking cessation awareness A patient died in October 2025 from fatal clozapine toxicity after he suddenly stopped smoking.…
MenB vaccine supply ‘bolstered’ for NHS England pharmacy campaign NHS England has said that under its meningitis B vaccination service, around 135,000 bookings were made for the jab during the first week of the campaign’s launch.…
Study develops first framework to estimate country-level antibiotic need The Independent Panel for Evidence for Action on AMR will evaluate targets, policies and regulations to help countries improve their antibiotic use and access.…
