New training standards for overseas pharmacists to include prescribing
Proposed changes to training standards for internationally qualified pharmacists could replace the current registration routes with a single year of...
Pharmacists lsquo;perfectly placedrsquo; to deliver nationally commissioned weight-loss service, MPs told
Attendees of the Health and Social Care Committee session emphasised the importance of wrap-around care alongside prescribing GLP-1 medicines....
Non-pharmacological interventions should be first step in managing chronic pain, guidance says
The Scottish government has recommended that clinicians should offer non-pharmacological resources as part of personalised pain management plans, which may...
Pharmacy research: driving safer outcomes in substance misuse
Research offers a crucial opportunity in shaping healthcare policy and practice, particularly in the developing landscape of substance misuse....
Newly approved head and neck cancer treatment improves care for first time in more than 20 years
Guidance says that pembrolizumab can be administered before surgery, after surgery with radiotherapy, and with or without chemotherapy....
Medicines shortages report recognises progress but says ‘decisive steps are still needed
One year on from its medicines shortages report, the RPS has highlighted that the burden on community pharmacies, general practice...