Government proposes defibrillator-style naloxone access The emergency opioid treatment could also be made available without a prescription at hostels and homeless outreach services, government proposals say.…
Top ten features of 2025 From the role of pharmacists in emergency departments to anticipating the antibody drugs that AI will create, our most popular features have covered a lot of ground in 2025.…
Top ten opinion articles of 2025 The Pharmaceutical Journal has showcased a diverse range of views in 2025, covering workforce challenges, policy shifts and patient-centred care.…
High-risk medications: a guide for pharmacy professionals Serious patient harm from medication errors is more likely when the medication is ‘high-risk’. This article describes the contributing factors and what pharmacists can do to reduce the risk.…
Prescribing for allied health professionals to be expanded under government proposals A consultation document has outlined how physiotherapists, radiographers and paramedics could prescribe and supply more medicines.…
Case-based learning: pharmacy involvement in congenital heart disease A comprehensive overview of the journey of a patient with congenital heart disease, from foetal to paediatric care, including perspectives from the parents and the medical team.…
How prescribing pharmacists can make an impact in the emergency department A prescribing pharmacist details his experience with bringing medicines expertise to an emergency department resuscitation team.…
Patients in emergency departments should be supported to self-administer time-critical medicines, says royal college Advice produced with the UK Clinical Pharmacy Association urges that emergency departments should hold self-administered time-critical medicines to the same monitoring and governance oversight standards as non self-administered medicines.…
Only 15% of NHS trusts meet emergency department pharmacy support standards, investigation finds Exclusive: Freedom of information requests showed that only 15 of 98 NHS trusts in England met Royal College of Emergency Medicine and UK Clinical Pharmacy Association recommendations on pharmacy staffing levels.…
Identification and management of common eye disorders A summary of the common symptoms and conditions that may be encountered by pharmacists running minor ailment services, including information on assessment, self-care, management and referral.…
