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Awake to the possibilities: a ‘first in class’ narcolepsy drug could be transformational

Narcolepsy has been linked to disruptions in orexin production in the brain. Could drugs that activate the orexin receptor and target the biology of the disease be on the horizon in the UK?…

Why are patients embracing HRT but not hormonal contraception?

Scotland’s drug deaths are rising: is the response keeping pace?

Pharmacist prescribing is global, but new prescribers need support from day one

Portfolio careers in pharmacy

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Everything you need to know about nitazenes

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Hormone hesitancy: why are women moving away from hormonal contraception?

Test your knowledge of dermatological conditions

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Migraine: pathophysiology, recognition and management

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Migraine: what do pharmacists need to know?

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Supporting patients who are clinically vulnerable to COVID-19

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A visual guide to the 2026 Ebola outbreak

News from Wales

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Pharmacy negotiator pauses contractor levy payments

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Drug poisoning deaths fall in England and Wales for first time since 2012, ONS figures show

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Two in three housebound patients had no medication review for more than two years

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Hypertension pilot demonstrated pharmacy management of long-term conditions

A scientist prepares a DNA sample for analysis

All health boards told to include a member of their pharmacy team in ATMP planning

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Almost half of pharmacy owners cut staff because of cost pressures in the past year, survey finds

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Pharmacy ‘at the heart’ of Welsh government’s healthcare priorities

News from Scotland

A green cross sign in a community pharmacy

Pharmacy negotiator pauses contractor levy payments

An image of opiate tablets on a table

Drug poisoning deaths fall in England and Wales for first time since 2012, ONS figures show

Female hands holding various blisters with medicines in the bedroom

Two in three housebound patients had no medication review for more than two years

A healthcare professional checks a patient's blood pressure

Hypertension pilot demonstrated pharmacy management of long-term conditions

A scientist prepares a DNA sample for analysis

All health boards told to include a member of their pharmacy team in ATMP planning

A green cross sign in a community pharmacy

Almost half of pharmacy owners cut staff because of cost pressures in the past year, survey finds

A pharmacist reaches for a prescription in a community pharmacy

Pharmacy ‘at the heart’ of Welsh government’s healthcare priorities

Learning & CPD

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Early identification and prevention of undernutrition in community pharmacy

A sick person with diabetes checks her blood glucose levels

Sick day rules for people living with type 2 diabetes

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Asthma: diagnosis, harm prevention and treatment optimisation

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Practice guidelines, systematic reviews and meta-analyses

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Adults with diabetes on dialysis

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Understanding equivalence and non-inferiority studies

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Infertility and in vitro fertilisation medicines

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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Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma. Light micrograph of a mixture of lymphocytes and plasma cells with inclusions, from bone marrow, in a case of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma, also known as Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia. This cancer affects B cell lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. It is named for the resemblance the abnormal cells have to plasma cells, resulting in them being termed plasmacytoid lymphocytes. The white blood cells are stained purple, with the red blood cells appearing a pale orange.

Management of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia

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BTK inhibitors: what pharmacists need to know

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