@pharmaj.bsky.socialThe Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has said it will use #AI to identify potential medicines safety issues earlier, simplify Yellow Card reporting and ensure all product information is available digitally by 2030
@pharmaj.bsky.socialCommunity pharmacies could stock a patient card warning of the risk of suicidal behaviour associated with #antidepressants before they are made more widely available in medicine packs, the government has said
@pharmaj.bsky.socialIn this feature, #CorrinneBurns explains that the awarding gap between white pharmacy students and students from ethnic minorities is a long-standing issue, but what sort of proposals are pharmacy leaders putting forward to address it?
@pharmaj.bsky.socialExplore our collection of resources on sexual and reproductive health, which help pharmacists provide confidential advice and refer patients to related services
@pharmaj.bsky.socialScotland’s first drug-checking service, which was due to open on 5 October 2026 in Glasgow, has been postponed with no new date set for it to open, The Pharmaceutical Journal has learned
@pharmaj.bsky.socialThe supply of emergency #contraception through the NHS pharmacy contraception service is “positively impacting health inequalities”, a senior NHS England figure has said
@pharmaj.bsky.socialIn our latest learning article, #PawandeepKaurKahlon-Kang provides a comprehensive overview of #infertility and in vitro fertilisation medicines, as well as evaluates the role of adjuvants and add-ons
@pharmaj.bsky.socialIn this news analysis piece, #SophieWillis highlights how local pharmacy leaders say they have struggled to get involved in planning the first neighbourhood health centres, although some integrated care boards say they are working with pharmacy on their plans
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@pharmaj.bsky.socialCommunity pharmacist prescribers will be able to supply treatment to patients who were not previously eligible for the existing seven Pharmacy First patient group directions in England because of their age, a senior NHS England figure has said
@pharmaj.bsky.socialPharmacists risk becoming “liability sinks” in the period where regulation of artificial intelligence is in its infancy, Mark DasGupta, director of professional development at the Pharmacists’ Defence Association, has said
@pharmaj.bsky.socialIn our latest blog, #SarahMitchell, #EleanorMeerstadt and #SofiaDutto explain how the British Oncology Pharmacy Association Digital SACT Verification Passport is a collective achievement in cancer care training, but what can we expect from it in the future?
@pharmaj.bsky.socialAdoption of prescription tracking in the NHS App has “stalled”, a senior NHS England figure has said, as new functionality for the app continues to be rolled out
@pharmaj.bsky.socialPromotional interactions between pharmaceutical companies and clinicians, including gifts and payments, are likely “associated with harmful outcomes”, a Cochrane review has suggested
@pharmaj.bsky.socialOur #QuoteoftheWeek is from #ZubirAhmed, surgeon and Labour MP for Glasgow South West, on the market for counterfeit weight-loss medications and how it could have been predicted
@pharmaj.bsky.socialA hospital trust, at which a patient died, did not meet electronic patient record standards under NHS England’s Frontline Digitisation Programme, a response to a coroner’s report has revealed
@pharmaj.bsky.socialIn this comment piece, #HananHamad and #MajidJalil highlight that #pharmacytechnicians are well positioned to support medicines optimisation, prescribing safety and workforce sustainability.
@pharmaj.bsky.socialA case-finding to medicines optimisation approach for pharmacy diagnosis and treatment of hypertension demonstrates that long-term conditions can be managed in community pharmacies safely and effectively
@pharmaj.bsky.socialClinical trial participants with #obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus, who took #retatrutide at a dose of 12 mg, experienced an average of 20.8% weight loss over 80 weeks, study results show
@pharmaj.bsky.socialIn our latest #PJPod episode focusing on #PharmacyInsideJobs, #EdHindle talks about his role as an advanced specialist pharmacist at Moorfields Eye Hospital, managing the care of patients with uveitis