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NICE recommends monoclonal antibody for generalised myasthenia gravis

Rozanolixizumab has been approved for patients with generalised myasthenia gravis who tested positive for acetylcholine receptor or muscle-specific kinase antibodies and who still have poorly controlled symptoms after standard treatments.…

Published: 29 April 2026

Opinion

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

The establishment of the Royal College of Pharmacy is an important step, but whether it reaches its full potential is dependent on pharmacists speaking with a unified voice.…

Published: 29 April 2026

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

Proposed changes to registration routes could allow internationally qualified pharmacists to apply directly to a university, which will design and manage one-year postgraduate diplomas.…

Published: 28 April 2026

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Pharmacy bodies call for urgent action on menopause care

A consensus statement endorsed by the Royal College of Pharmacy has warned that “there remains significant unmet need” regarding clear, evidence-based guidance and advice on menopause.…

Published: 27 April 2026

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SMRs cut prescribing of potentially inappropriate medicines by up to 40%

Researchers studying data from 635,698 patients discovered that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were the most commonly stopped prescription following a structured medication review.…

Published: 23 April 2026

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Pharmacy regulator publishes AI position statement

The General Pharmaceutical Council said that pharmacy professionals should remember that they remain “personally accountable for their professional practice, even when AI is being used”.…

Published: 21 April 2026

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Pharmacies deliver almost 16,000 RSV vaccinations as programme found to cut newborn hospitalisations by up to 85%

Babies born at least four weeks after their mother received a respiratory syncytial virus vaccination had nearly 85% protection against the virus.…

Published: 21 April 2026

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NICE recommends take-at-home tablet for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

Pirtobrutinib has been approved for patients with recurrent chronic lymphocytic leukaemia — who have already been given a covalent BTK inhibitor (BTKi) — and for whom further covalent BTKi treatment is not suitable.…

Published: 20 April 2026

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More than 550 patients seen under pharmacy cholesterol testing pilot

The pilot rolled out a seven-minute point-of-care cholesterol test across seven community pharmacies in north east London to estimate patients’ potential future risk of heart problems.…

Published: 15 April 2026

Opinion

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

As the Royal Pharmaceutical Society transitions to become the Royal College of Pharmacy, The Pharmaceutical Journal spoke to Paul Bennett and Karen Baxter about their reflections on and hopes for the change.…

Published: 15 April 2026