Author: pharmacybiz

Nursing has always been about more than just patient care. While the hands-on care nurses provide is essential, their ability to make quick decisions, solve problems, and lead teams is... Read More

Maxine McCabe has made history as the first community pharmacist in the UK to be credentialed as a core advanced pharmacist by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) in Scotland. Announcing McCabe’s... Read More

In response to a recent Parliamentary question regarding pharmacy reimbursement, pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock stated that pharmacies were permitted to retain £850 million from the medicine margin for 2023/24. The medicine... Read More

The MHRA on Wednesday granted a license for Eli Lilly’s new Alzheimer’s treatment, donanemab, for use in adults with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease. However, the... Read More

Haleon’s Community Pharmacy Pain Consultations Programme, piloted in Australia, has shown promising potential for enhancing pharmacies’ roles in pain management. Running from January to May 2023, the programme was designed and... Read More

The MHRA on Wednesday granted a license for Eli Lilly’s new Alzheimer’s treatment, donanemab, for use in adults with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease. However, the... Read More

Victoza (liraglutide) 6mg/mL pre-filled injection pens, previously used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), have been out of stock in the UK since August 2023. Novo Nordisk has... Read More

As Health Secretary Wes Streeting initiates a national conversation about the future of the NHS, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has stressed the importance of increasing investment... Read More

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended elafibranor 80mg tablets (marketed as IQIRVO) for treating primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), a rare liver disease. Developed by Ipsen, IQIRVO... Read More

Community Pharmacy England (CPE) has published its latest Pharmacy Pressures Survey report, highlighting the impact of staffing shortages, underfunding, escalating workload pressures, and extreme stress and burnout. These pressures are affecting... Read More