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The House of Lords Public Services Committee will look at the causes of shortages and effectiveness of current measures designed to address them.
06 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article
The number of prescriptions written by independent prescriber community optometrists and sent for dispensing in pharmacies is set to rise.
05 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article
The number of patients prescribed the medicines fell by 14 per cent, going from 8.1 million in 2016-17 to seven million in 2024-25.
31 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article
NHS Business Services Authority revealed 92.6 million antidepressant items were prescribed to about 8.89 million patients in 2024-25.
25 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article
RPS now supportive of the facilitated self-selection of Pharmacy medicines, where a community pharmacy chooses to implement such models.
15 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article
A coroner warned there is a lack of clear and consistent guidance that GP health checks should include electrocardiograms for patients on long-term antipsychotics.
Disruptions to medicine supply chains causing harm to patients and placing an unsustainable burden on community pharmacies, says APPG inquiry.
08 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article
CPE has condemned price cuts estimated at £35 million a quarter for Drug Tariff Category M products which come into effect from July.
01 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article
Tirzepatide (Mounjaro) is now available through NHS primary care services in England to restricted groups of patients under three year roll-out plan.
24 Jun 2025 , 1 Min Article
The MHRA issued a “precautionary recall” of two batches of Chelonia Healthcare Limited’s Paracetamol 500mg Tablets after discoloured tablets were found in some packs.
10 Jun 2025 , 1 Min Article
The National Pharmacy Association said regulations and guidance must "keep pace” with the huge demand for weight loss medicines.
05 Jun 2025 , 1 Min Article
The National Pharmacy Association has said people with cystic fibrosis, pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer are travelling 30 miles to get supplies of the medicine.
02 Jun 2025 , 1 Min Article
Analysing data from 2016 to 2020, researchers found 6.3 per cent of bacteria showed resistance to ceftazidime/avibactam.
29 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article
Greater Manchester ICB has until June 5 to explain how it will prevent accidental medication-related deaths after a man died from "concomitant Dihydrocodeine and Pregabalin toxicity".
22 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article
Cumberland Council urged people who bought the drug online, on chat groups and on the street to have it destroyed at a pharmacy.
11 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article
The NPA said President Trump’s announcement has “caused a degree of uncertainty for the UK medicines supply chain".
10 Apr 2025 , 3 Min Article
