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All pharmacies told to back Pharmacy First promotional campaign

The government said the campaign was expected to run alongside one from NHS England aimed at the wider public.…

Published: 3 September 2025

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Missed Pharmacy First payments top £70m as record numbers fail to meet threshold

Exclusive: Analysis by The Pharmaceutical Journal has revealed 6,551 pharmacies did not offer 30 Pharmacy First consultations in May 2025, the number needed to trigger the £1,000 monthly threshold payment.…

Published: 3 September 2025

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Drug-related deaths in Scotland at lowest level since 2017

National Records of Scotland data show that 1,017 people died from drug misuse during 2024.…

Published: 2 September 2025

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NICE recommends guselkumab for ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease

Guidance says guselkumab can be used as an option for treating moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in adults when other treatments have not worked.…

Published: 2 September 2025

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Government removes prescribing restrictions to allow certain medicines to be prescribed outside of flu season

The changes to prescribing regulations enable GPs and pharmacies to prescribe oseltamivir and zanamivir without a patient-specific direction.…

Published: 1 September 2025

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Former chief medical officer appointed as CPE chair

The new chair of Community Pharmacy England will start her tenure as honorary professor at the University of Nottingham's School of Pharmacy on the same day as her appointment.…

Published: 1 September 2025

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Claire Anderson receives FIP Distinguished Service Award

The president of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society was given the award in recognition of her contribution to the development and improvement of pharmaceutical education across the world.…

Published: 1 September 2025

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Pharmacies ‘likely’ to be involved in providing chickenpox vaccination programme

The measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccine will become part of the routine infant vaccination schedule from January 2026.…

Published: 29 August 2025

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Health news round up: long-term conditions, cancer drugs and a medicines pricing stand-off

Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson summarises some important developments in health news.…

Published: 29 August 2025

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Prescribing self-assessment and peer review increases pharmacists’ confidence in prescribing, NHS Lothian pilot finds

Speaking at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Scotland Conference, Gillian Cameron said that participants in the pilot recommended this review of prescribing as “it gave everybody a personal assurance of safe prescribing".…

Published: 29 August 2025