1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (313+ words) Community and general practice pharmacists could be mobilised to deliver healthcare in the event of a terrorist attack or nuclear incident, NHS England has said. In its framework — entitled ‘Concept of operations for managing mass casualties‘ — published on 21 July 2026, NHS…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (751+ words) Adults with multiple sclerosis (MS) and associated walking impairment in England are now eligible for NHS treatment with fampridine, bringing the country in line with access in other UK nations, NHS England has said. In a statement published on 23 July…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (608+ words) A major international study of antibiotic use has developed the first global framework to estimate how many and which type of antibiotics each country needs to treat infections. Publishing their findings in The Lancet Public Health on 22 July 2026, study authors…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (354+ words) Drug manufacturer Novo Nordisk — producer of GLP-1s Wegovy (semaglutide) and Ozempic (semaglutide) — is taking legal action against competitor Eli Lilly, which produces Mounjaro (tirzepatide), over what it describes as “misleading” advertising. In a press release published on 21 July 2026, Novo Nordisk…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (232+ words) Although the core pharmacovigilance responsibilities of pharmacist professionals remain unchanged, specifically maintaining robust systems to identify, record, report and analyse safety information, the way in which they will monitor and report that information will differ from the previous regime. This…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (541+ words) Yvette Cooper has been appointed health secretary in Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s first cabinet, replacing James Murray. Cooper was appointed as secretary of state for health and social care on 20 July 2026, moving from her previous role as foreign secretary. Cooper…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (596+ words) zhu difeng / Shutterstock.com The Royal College of Pharmacy (RCPharm) has said it disagrees with proposals to reduce by half the training time for internationally qualified pharmacists who want to practise in Great Britain. The proposal was set out in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (772+ words) Up to 280,000 people in England could be eligible for a new drug to treat heart failure with preserved or mildly reduced ejection fraction, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has said. In final draft guidance published on…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (366+ words) This week, The Pharmaceutical Journal has reported on developments around the single national formulary, a ‘stark lack of government response’ on valproate redress, the potential for a pharmacy performers list, and plans for closer regulatory ties between the UK, India…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (61+ words) For practising pharmacists in the UK, three themes may be particularly relevant: Pharmacists — as medicines experts and stewards of finite system resources — are well placed to contribute to this conversation, whether through formulary work, local procurement, medicines optimisation or national…...