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Boots partners with Oxford Uni on clinical trial recruitment study

Durham branch to recruit UTI patients to AMR study

03 Dec 2025 , 1 Min Article

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NHS will pay pathfinder sites £1.5k a month to keep running until April

NHS to speak to CPE about potential 'national service offer' once pathfinder wraps up

30 Oct 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Three-month suspension for prescribing Saxenda to patient who ‘ate sweets’

GPhC finds failings in pharmacist's prescribing service

23 Oct 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Government seeks pharmacists’ views on private prescriptions

DHSC survey asks if the rules around private prescribing are fit for purpose.

13 Aug 2025 , 2 Min Article

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NHSE to fund over 3k IP course places – but no DPP funding available

NHSE announces 3,300 fully funded places on IP courses for 2025-26.

29 May 2025 , 2 Min Article

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RPS to launch new prescribing development programme

The scheme provides support for pharmacists new to prescribing, returning to practice or looking to expand their scope.

28 Apr 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Strep A death: Practice pharmacist 'not given feedback' on using records system

Coroner concerned that surgery did not have clear triage and referral pathways

11 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Prescribing pathfinder update: Showing the path ahead

The prescribing pathfinders, set up to test and support different models of delivery from community pharmacies, are starting to go live across England. Saša Janković reports.

27 Mar 2025 , 3 Min Article

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Scotland the Brave: Leading pharmacy’s prescribing revolution – part 2

In the second of two articles, Pharmacy Magazine editor Richard Thomas talks to two young Glasgow community pharmacists about their prescribing experiences. He also finds out what’s next for pharmacist prescribing in Scotland from a policy and funding perspective.

03 Mar 2025 , 7 Min Article

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Scotland the Brave: Leading pharmacy’s prescribing revolution – part 1

Independent prescribing could be a game-changer for community pharmacy but what does it look like in reality? In the first of two articles, Pharmacy Magazine editor Richard Thomas travelled to Glasgow to see for himself.

26 Feb 2025 , 8 Min Article

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Practice update: Improving repeat prescribing

A RCGP-RPS Repeat Prescribing Toolkit, launched last year, offers an opportunity to enhance professional practice, collaborate more effectively and contribute to improved patient outcomes.

19 Feb 2025 , 4 Min Article

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GPhC bans standalone use of web questionnaires for weight loss drugs

GPhC unveils beefed-up rules for supply of ‘high risk’ and weight loss medication by online pharmacies.

04 Feb 2025 , 3 Min Article

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New RPS and RCGP Repeat Prescribing Toolkit aims to improve safety and efficiency

A new Repeat Prescribing Toolkit commissioned by NHS England which aims to streamline repeat prescribing systems and reduce medicines waste has been launched by the RPS and RCGP

08 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Use effective contraception, MHRA tells male valproate patients

MHRA issues new precautionary advice in wake of Scandinavian study

05 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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