NHS prescribing of GLP-1 drugs varies tenfold by location, says ABPI
An Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry report highlighted that barriers to accessing GLP-1 drugs included a lack of local...
Use of Pharmacy First has increased by nearly 60% since the service began
Data from Public Health Scotland also showed that in 2025/2026, 36% of the Scottish population used the Pharmacy First Scotland...
Personalised cancer vaccine with immunotherapy cuts risk of melanoma returning by 42%, study finds
After two years, 82% of patients who received the combination of pembrolizumab with the intismeran autogene vaccine were alive without...
New medicines need workable pathways towards delivery, not just formulary approval
Even after MHRA approval, a NICE recommendation and formulary inclusion, there is still a long way to go before patients...
‘More than four walls: the push to upgrade pharmacy consultation rooms
As pharmacies take on more prescribing, vaccinations and Pharmacy First consultations, the profession is asking whether its consultation rooms are...
Fewer than 2% of pharmacies delivered NHS stop smoking consultations in first half 2026, CCA says
A Company Chemists' Association report said that referral rates for consultations under the community pharmacy smoking cessation service were extremely...