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A healthcare professional gives a person a vaccination in their arm

Pharmacies deliver nearly 250,000 MenB vaccines since July 2026

Tracey Thornley accepts her International Pharmaceutical Federation Fellowship from Paul Sinclair, president of the International Pharmaceutical Federation

Nottingham professor awarded International Pharmaceutical Federation Fellowship

A patient undergoes a finger prick test for cholesterol

Lack of clarity may make cholesterol service ‘unviable’ for community pharmacies

A pharmacist helps a trainee pharmacist

Pharmacist training sites to receive backdated funding uplift

University students study in a library

Government ‘intends to explore’ expanding advance payments to pharmacy students

A GP consults with a patient

GP-led walk-in pilot could duplicate existing services, says Royal College of Pharmacy

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More than 21,000 people with severe asthma receiving biologic treatment, says health minister

Features & analysis

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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

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Spotlight: The battle for EPS nominations

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What causes medicines shortages: the supply chain explained

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A faster route to rare disease treatments: the MHRA’s proposals

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How climate change is reshaping the UK’s risk of vector-borne diseases

Opinion

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Making pharmacy foundation training genuinely inclusive requires system‑level change

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Training to spot microaggressions should be mandatory in pharmacy foundation education

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PJ view: Pharmacy must be central to Burnham’s plan to tackle regional health inequalities

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Improving access to medicines for patients with reduced hand function

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From liquids to solids: resetting paediatric prescribing for a safer, sustainable future

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Moving from conversation to action on women’s health

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Alex Williams: ‘There’s a risk to the resilience of the supply chain if government doesn’t invest’

Letters