BMA conference considers proposal to scrap community pharmacy blood pressure checks
The motion proposed by the Devon Local Medical Committee describes wastefulness of money spent on pharmacy blood pressure checks, which...
Online prescribing based only on questionnaires ‘not acceptable, says RPS
In response to draft guidance from the GPhC for distance-selling pharmacies, the RPS said a two-way interaction between the prescriber...
Bruce Warner: ‘Medicines shortages will never go away, but the situation can be improved
The chair of the Royal Pharmaceutical Societys advisory group on medicines shortages discusses the causes of medicines shortages and how...
NICE proposes adding cytisine to stop-smoking guideline
The NICE consultation on cytisinicline follows NHS England's announcement that varenicline would be available again for NHS patients as a...
Vapes to be used in community pharmacy smoking cessation pilot
A Kent-based community pharmacy smoking cessation pilot has been launched in response to the government's ambition for England to be...
Weight loss drugs make up ‘very small’ proportion of illegal medicines trade in UK, says MHRA
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency highlighted that illegal weight loss medicines aren't a substantial challenge as the agency...