3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (117+ words) Changes to the childhood immunisation schedule are helping to protect babies against meningitis B (Men B) earlier in life, the UK's health protection watchdog has said. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Mauris lacinia felis a arcu cursus sollicitudin....

14+ hour, 44+ min ago  (495+ words) Pharmacies have been warned they could face enforcement action if they advertise prescription-only medicines or newly-licensed weight loss pills. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), and the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPh C) issued a joint…...

15+ hour, 54+ min ago  (691+ words) Patients using online prescription services could be at risk of harm because NHS and private systems are not properly connected, an independent investigation has found. A new report by the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) warns that vital information…...

13+ hour, 52+ min ago  (356+ words) NHS Scotland will now offer semaglutide injections to eligible patients to help reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as a stroke or heart attack, following recommendations from the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC). This news comes after the National…...

14+ hour, 1+ min ago  (718+ words) Shorter prescription durations for benzodiazepine could reduce long-term use and associated morbidity and mortality, a new study suggests. Prescription duration was a significant factor influencing time to discontinuation, a Canadian researchers found in a study published in PLOS Medicine. The…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago  (446+ words) England footballer Dan Burn is supporting a Boot's campaign to raise awareness around protecting the back of the neck from the sun to prevent skin disease. Men are three times more likely to develop melanoma on the neck and scalp…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (316+ words) Community Pharmacy England (CPE) has appointed a new regional representative for the East and North Midlands who brings "valuable frontline experience" to its committee. Rahul Sharda, an independent pharmacy owner from Stoke-on-Trent, has joined the committee following a mid-term election…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (710+ words) Community pharmacy should be recognised as a 'core self-care partner' to support the delivery of the government's NHS reform ambitions, a new report has said. Consumer healthcare association PAGB said that self-care through over-the-counter (OTC) medicines saves the NHS an…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1346+ words) Sickle cell disorder is the most common inherited haemoglobinopathy in the UK, affecting around 17, 500 individuals and disproportionately impacting people of African, Caribbean, Middle Eastern and South Asian heritage " yet persistent health inequalities continue to delay pain management and limit access…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (315+ words) The new episode of The Pharmacist's Podcast is now live and available on all podcast platforms. Reporter Emily Warner is joined by the chief executive of Community Pharmacy England (CPE), Janet Morrison, for an exclusive look behind the scenes of…...