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Lifeline: an antimicrobial resistance musical

This episode of The PJ Pod highlights Lifeline, a musical that dramatises the history of antibiotics and the realities of drug-resistant infections in NHS trusts.…

Discharge medicines service: scaling success nationwide

Integrated care boards leave an uncertain future for the prescribing pathfinder programme

Embedding a pharmacist-led clinic in early breast cancer treatment pathways

Preparing for pharmacist independent prescribing at scale

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Heat-related illnesses: preparing for periods of high temperatures

Two older women sit in front of a fan, one drinking bottled water, to avoid the heat.

Heat-related illnesses: physiology, symptoms and management

patient's hand receiving intravenous fluids

Electrolyte disturbances: causes and management

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Pharmacy Inside Jobs: ADHD assessment and management

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Migraine: what do pharmacists need to know?

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Members of the migraine roundtable gathered together

Upskilling pharmacy teams to make migraine care routine practice

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Migraine: pathophysiology, recognition and management

News from Wales

The green cross sign outside of a community pharmacy

More than one-quarter of community pharmacies have designated sustainability champion, says GPhC

PJ view: The success of the royal college is a joint responsibility

University students take notes in class

Regulator opens consultation on one-year route to registration for overseas pharmacists

A closeup of a packet of ciprofloxacin tablets

Fluoroquinolone prescribing in Wales reduced by over one-third over 12 months

Entrance to the GPhC offices in central London

Pharmacy regulator publishes AI position statement

Paul Bennett and Karen Baxter: ‘15 April 2026 isn’t the end of this story — it’s just the foundation stone’

The Royal College of Pharmacy: a new era

News from Scotland

The green cross sign outside of a community pharmacy

More than one-quarter of community pharmacies have designated sustainability champion, says GPhC

PJ view: The success of the royal college is a joint responsibility

University students take notes in class

Regulator opens consultation on one-year route to registration for overseas pharmacists

A closeup of a packet of ciprofloxacin tablets

Fluoroquinolone prescribing in Wales reduced by over one-third over 12 months

Entrance to the GPhC offices in central London

Pharmacy regulator publishes AI position statement

Paul Bennett and Karen Baxter: ‘15 April 2026 isn’t the end of this story — it’s just the foundation stone’

The Royal College of Pharmacy: a new era

Learning & CPD

Person holding phone open to the BNF NICE page for Tirzepatide. A semaglutide injector pen rests on the table behind.

Staying safe with online pharmacies: what patients and providers need to know about weight-loss prescribing

Pharmacy worker looking at BNF website on a computer with pill boxes surrounding her

Clinical decision support tools in pharmacy practice

Close up of the used vaccine needles in a sharp bin

Pharmacy’s role in harm reduction in individuals with substance use disorder

Multidisciplinary team having a discussion at a table about medication

Case-based learning: hyperpolypharmacy and pharmacist-led multidisciplinary continuity in primary care

Blister packs of Prednisolone tablets, information leaflet and steroid card

Best practice for patients taking oral glucocorticoids

Two pharmacists at the cash desk of pharmacy store having a discussion

Improving resilience in pharmacy: how to build effective teams

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Adverse effects of CAR T-cell therapy for non-specialist teams

Haemato-oncology

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Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors and B-cell malignancies: a guide for pharmacists

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Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: diagnosis and management

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How can pharmacists best support patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia?

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Management of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia

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BTK inhibitors: what pharmacists need to know

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BRUKINSA: explore the possibilities in CLL

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