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Thousands with MS offered ‘life-changing’ drug to help them walk more freely
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (465+ words) A new ‘signal booster therapy’ will be offered on the NHS to thousands of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in England to help them walk more easily and live more independently. NHS England said that fampridine – taken as a twice-daily pill…...
Pharmacy leaders welcome new health secretary
23+ hour, 55+ min ago (633+ words) Pharmacy leaders have welcomed the appointment of Yvette Cooper as health secretary and said they look forward to working with her to tackle the fundamental issues facing the sector. The former foreign secretary was appointed on Monday by new prime…...
‘Significant rise’ in the number and complexity of fitness to practise concerns - The Pharmacist
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (616+ words) There has been a ‘significant rise’ in the number and complexity of concerns raised with the independent pharmacy regulator, according to its annual report. The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) said it had received 9,928 fitness to practise concerns in 2025/26 – a 35% increase…...
Four-in-five trainee pharmacists pass 2026 registration assessment
2+ day, 52+ min ago (581+ words) More than four-in-five trainee pharmacists passed this June’s registration assessment – the highest rate in six years. The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said that 83% of 3,326 candidates who sat the common registration assessment passed…...
Is the GLP-1 bubble about to burst?
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (583+ words) Are community pharmacies at risk from becoming too dependent on private weight management services as an income lifeline? Saša Janković reports A recent report from Deloitte shows that while obesity drugs have displaced oncology drugs as the largest contributor to…...
Concerns raised over lack of MenB vaccines
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (604+ words) Nearly a third of pharmacies have said they are not providing any meningitis B (MenB) vaccination appointments this week due to a lack of stock, sector leaders have said. But the snapshot figures from the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) found…...
Weight-loss drugs could help to treat binge eating disorder
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (380+ words) Weight-loss drugs reduce binge-eating episodes, loss-of-control eating, and emotional eating, a new study has found. The systematic review and meta-analysis, published in eClinicalMedicine last week, showed that weight-loss drugs could have a role to play in treating binge eating disorders....
Minimum level of study for pharmacy technicians to be raised
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (488+ words) The minimum level of study for new pharmacy technicians will increase to ensure they have the ‘knowledge, skills and judgement’ to prepare them for key developments in practice, the pharmacy regulator has said. The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has approved…...
Almost 90% of patients had a positive experience of pharmacy services, survey finds
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (448+ words) Almost nine-in-ten patients had a ‘good’ experience of using pharmacy services in the past 12 months, a new survey has found. The 2026 GP Patient Survey showed that 88.9% of patients said they had a ‘good’ experience of using pharmacy services in the…...
Adolescents should have routine MenB vaccine at age 15, JCVI recommends
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (873+ words) The government should introduce a routine meningitis B (MenB) vaccine programme for adolescents, the expert advisory committee on vaccinations has recommended. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) today recommended offering the vaccine at around 15 years of age to…...