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Liberal Democrats pledge to “supercharge” Pharmacy First in England

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PDA gains full say on NHS pay and conditions negotiations after joining Staff Side Council

A marquis test is used to test illegal drugs

Scotland’s first drug-checking service to open as drug deaths rise by more than 10%

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Children taking GLP-1s can be at risk of nutritional deficiencies, study finds

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Pharmacy regulator among health bodies committing to joint guidance on AI regulations

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Community pharmacies invited to pilot sign language translation app

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Medicines management policy for high-risk drugs introduced by GP practice, following death of patient

Features & analysis

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Can immunotherapy stop the clock on type 1 diabetes?

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Everything you need to know about the push for microbiome medicine development

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GLP-1s: what is behind the variation in efficacy?

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Danger ahead: the growing threat of fungal disease and antifungal resistance

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Lost in fine print: how patient information leaflets are failing patients

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Why do women in England’s poorest areas have lower rates of HRT prescribing?

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Next frontier: crystallising the future of medicines

Opinion

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PJ view: Pharmacists must not be trapped by the promise of AI efficiencies

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Push for progress: what the rare diseases framework extension means for patients and the future of UK innovation

‘We’re in our early days’: the Royal College of Pharmacy’s first national advisory council chairs on their priorities

Can simulation help foundation trainee pharmacists prepare for prescribing?

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Pharmacy must protect its scientific identity

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How we led a quality driven diabetes switching programme for generic dapagliflozin

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Making pharmacy foundation training genuinely inclusive requires system‑level change

Letters