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The decision by a local NHS ICB to completely end gluten-free product prescriptions to save £250,000 has been met with widespread disapproval from patients who were consulted on proposed changes.
The US DOJ has filed a lawsuit against CVS alleging its “actions helped to fuel the opioid crisis” as it “prioritized corporate profits over patient safety”.
Patients using weight loss drugs in the UK have overwhelmingly opted for Mounjaro over Wegovy in the last six months, PharmaDoctor data has revealed.
Ex-social-media-influencer Georgie Aldous, who was able to take weight loss jab Mounjaro despite suffering with an eating disorder, has warned followers that the drug is “not worth the risk”.
A pilot scheme making HIV drug pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) “more accessible” via community pharmacies is set to begin in autumn 2025, the Welsh government has told C+D.
The US President-elect Donald Trump has called for an investigation into the link between vaccines and autism – a debunked claim – and has said his health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr will be “working with” drug companies to find out “what’s happening”.
Community Pharmacy England (CPE) has launched a new checklist, along with other resources, to promote Pharmacy First services in nurseries and schools.
An online pharmacy has come under fire for “treating injectable medications like grocery items at a Lidl checkout”.
The “first” NHS Mounjaro patients of a possible 3.4 million are set to receive the weight loss jab by March 2025, NICE has revealed in new draft guidance, while the first generic GLP-1 weight loss drug could soon follow.
The CCA has said there is an “urgent need to scale up” hypertension screening services in pharmacies despite GP leaders voting for these services to be “terminated with immediate effect”.
The inquest of a 22-year-old patient who received his prescription twice due to a “prescribing error” has raised concerns over Pharmacy2U’s “swift dispatch of medication”.
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has warned about “patient safety” after discovering that draft HIV guidance directs patients to purchase pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) from a website using cryptocurrency.
A 78-year-old woman has overdosed after being given excess diazepam and codeine she was “addicted to” ahead of an Easter bank holiday weekend, a coroner has found.
STV production staff have caught a glimpse of real-life pharmacy “critical scenarios” during an interview with Community Pharmacy Scotland’s (CPS) chief executive.
A third of people believe that the NHS “should not” offer weight loss injections “to people who are obese”, an Ipsos survey has revealed.
Another pharmacy has been suspended from the Pharmacy First service, with its integrated care board (ICB) citing “high volumes” and “the types of conditions referred” as reasons, C+D has learned.
The RPS has called on the government to change legislation to allow community pharmacists to amend prescriptions when medicines are in short supply, a new report published today (November 26) has said.
GP leaders have voted “overwhelmingly” for pharmacy blood pressure checks to be “terminated with immediate effect” at the BMA’s annual GP conference – also calling for Pharmacy First to be “immediately discontinued” and funds “redirected” into general practice.
Boots has launched a private respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination service in 75 stores across the UK for those who aren’t eligible for a free NHS vaccination.
A study of Welsh sore throat services has found that 24% of pharmacy consultations ended with an antibiotic prescription, compared with 39% of GP consultations.