3+ hour, 13+ min ago  (528+ words) Sexually transmitted Shigella infections in England remain at high levels, with more than 2,500 cases reported in 2025, according to data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). In research and analysis published on 26 March 2026, the UKHSA revealed that there were 2,560 diagnoses…...

9+ hour, 53+ min ago  (725+ words) Risks to patients with diabetes requiring insulin during hospital admissions in England " including cases where patients have come to harm or died when their condition was not appropriately managed " have been identified in a report published by the Health Services…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (420+ words) Paul Stuart / The Pharmaceutical Journal Tase Oputu, chair of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's (RPS's) English Pharmacy Board, has been elected as president of the future Royal College of Pharmacy (RCPharm). In a statement published on 27 March 2026, the RPS announced that…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (622+ words) This week, The Pharmaceutical Journal has reported on slow progress on medicines shortages, new guidance on chronic pain and a newly approved head and neck cancer treatment that will improve the standard of care for the first time in 20 years....

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (556+ words) The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has announced a 6% rise in its annual registration fees for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy premises, effective September 2026. In a statement published on 26 March 2026, the regulator said that pharmacist renewal fees will increase by "17 a…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (526+ words) By Steph Katiyar, Derick Ngai & Annette Thwaites After reading this article, you should be able to: EC became available for over-the-counter purchase in UK pharmacies on 1 January 2001, following its reclassification to a pharmacy (P) medicine for women aged 16 years and over3. Subsequently,…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (386+ words) There is little evidence to suggest that sodium valproate significantly impacts male fertility, according to a study published in Nature Communications. In the retrospective cohort study, published on 15 September 2025, researchers from the University of Liverpool " with funding from the Epilepsy…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1255+ words) Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or "PrEP, for HIV has been shown to be highly effective in several real-world studies. Results from the "PrEP Impact Trial'one of the worlds largest PrEP studies, including data from 24,000 participants recruited between October 2017 and July 2020 were published…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1776+ words) Since it was first made available on the NHS in 1961, there is no doubt that "the pill" has been a stalwart of contraception." More than 99% effective at preventing pregnancy " when taken correctly " the combined hormonal contraceptive pill provided women with…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (10+ words) Pharmacy teams subjected to racism, threats and violence'The Pharmaceutical Journal...