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How has the pharmacy sector grown in 2025?

From the NHS ten-year health plan to the best pharmacy contract in a decade, 2025 has been a newsworthy year for the sector. Here, scroll down to read the most significant headlines from the past 12 months.…

Published: 11 December 2025

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What will 2026 hold for pharmacy?

In this special episode of The PJ Pod, The Pharmaceutical Journal’s editorial team share their predictions for the year ahead.…

Published: 8 December 2025

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Calling the shots: the pharmacists combatting vaccine misinformation

Experts worry that increasing online misinformation is fuelling vaccine hesitancy — but pharmacists and their teams can help.…

Published: 4 December 2025

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Could dedicated pharmacists help improve neonatal care’s medicines safety problem?

Though standards have been set to improve pharmacist staffing in neonatal and paediatric critical care, an investigation by The Pharmaceutical Journal has uncovered slow progress.…

Published: 28 November 2025

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Migraine: what do pharmacists need to know?

In this episode of The PJ Pod, we discuss ways that pharmacists can contribute to improved patient care and optimise the use of medications.…

Published: 27 November 2025

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Will new hub-and-spoke legislation change anything for pharmacies on the ground?

As the government trials a new model for hub-and-spoke dispensing, experts have voiced concerns that it will only be the larger community pharmacy players that will benefit in practice.…

Published: 24 November 2025

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Weight-loss drugs: is social media promotion to teenagers still a problem?

Following an investigation conducted by The Pharmaceutical Journal in 2022, which revealed that weight-loss drugs were being promoted to teenagers on TikTok, we look at whether anything has changed.…

Published: 21 November 2025

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How can the NHS make the most of the paediatric pharmacogenomics opportunity?

Attendees at a roundtable hosted by The Pharmaceutical Journal discussed challenges around implementing pharmacogenomic prescribing in the NHS and particular considerations for paediatric patients.…

Published: 20 November 2025

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Providing the protection all pharmacists need with RPS Professional Liability Insurance

As pharmacists take on expanded clinical responsibilities, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has launched a new professional liability insurance product — developed with Aon — to meet the evolving needs of the profession and protect members wherever they work as they fulfil their duties within th…

Published: 19 November 2025

How safe are GLP-1s?

As the use of weight-loss drugs continues to increase, there has been a rise in documented side effects. But what are the serious and unwanted effects of these drugs, and is Yellow Card reporting capturing enough information?…

Published: 14 November 2025