Drug linked to the most deaths? The MHRA told C+D that from the point of licensing until the end of May, the GLP-1 RA linked to most deaths through ADR reports was liraglutide with some 37 reports ...

“From June 23, no new DSP applications can be accepted”, Community Pharmacy England (CPE) this week (June 2) announced. The negotiator told C+D that the regulatory change – which was laid in ...

Most UK pharmacy professionals support a greater role for community pharmacy in dispensing medicinal cannabis and advising patients on its use, but the latest results from a survey by C+D – in ...

The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has the government’s “full” backing to “tackle the misuse of weight loss medications”, health minister Karin Smyth last week (June 10) revealed. The comment ...

A travel vaccine has been “temporarily restricted” for those aged 65 and over after two deaths were reported after receiving the jab, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) ...

NHSE chief executive Sir James Mackey this week (June 11) stressed that commissioners must focus on “outcomes and results rather than inputs” as part of the hotly anticipated 10-year health plan. He ...

Health secretary Wes Streeting yesterday (June 12) stressed that the promised move of care out of hospitals and into the community – one of the NHS 10-year plan’s flagship three shifts – will not ...

NHS England (NHSE) national director for primary care Dr Amanda Doyle yesterday (June 11) revealed that GPs will play a central role in the highly anticipated 10-year health plan. Speaking at the NHS ...

“The Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) is currently supporting a small group of members who are collectively owed more than £200,000 in unpaid locum fees by just one pharmacy business,” it anno ...

The deadline to enter the C+D Awards is today, June 6. All 13 categories can be found here. They include Community Pharmacist of the Year, Pharmacy Team of the Year, Trainee Pharmacist of the Year and ...

The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) says it recognises that its regulatory performance, fitness to practise (FtP) processes and consistency are not up to scratch in its new strategic plan. The ...

Revealing her spending review today (June 11), Chancellor Rachel Reeves set out a boost to NHS funding. The government will invest “an extra £29bn per year for the day-to-day running of our health ...