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Established in 1841 as the RPS's official journal, The PJ is a trusted source of news, analysis, learning and research on pharmacy, medicines and pharmaceutical sciences https://pharmaceutical-journal.com https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/pj-app-faqs
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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 16h
Community pharmacies have delivered almost 7 million blood pressure checks since the launch of the hypertension case-finding service in October 2021

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Almost 7 million blood pressure checks delivered in community pharmacies since service began
Community pharmacies have delivered almost 7 million blood pressure checks since the launch of the hypertension case-finding service in October 2021, NHS England has said. Speaking at the Pharmacy…
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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 16h
Almost two-thirds of consultations delivered under NHS England’s ‘Independent prescribing in community pharmacy pathfinder programme’ have been for minor ailments, #WasimBaqir told delegates of #ThePharmacyShow

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Almost two-thirds of pathfinder pilot site consultations have been for minor ailments
Almost two-thirds (60%) of consultations delivered under NHS England’s ‘Independent prescribing in community pharmacy pathfinder programme’ have been for minor ailments, Wasim Baqir, head of pharmacy…
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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 1d
In this news analysis article, #JoannaRobertson highlights how the threshold used to approve the use of medicines on the NHS hasn’t increased for two decades — this may need to change to ensure patients are able to access new, effective medicines

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Is the government’s pricing dispute with industry affecting medicines access for patients?
The NHS currently pays relatively low prices for medicines, with thousands of individual pharmacy purchasers driving down the cost of generics and the National Institute for Health and Care…
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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 1d
The number of complaints received by the General Pharmaceutical Council that relate to weight-loss drugs has increased to more than 150 per month, the regulator has said

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Weight-loss drug complaints to pharmacy regulator hit 150 in a month
The number of complaints received by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) that relate to weight loss drugs has increased to more than 150 per month, the regulator has said. Speaking at The…
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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 1d
A nationally-commissioned community pharmacy prescribing service will be “difficult” to implement without more specific allocated funding, Janet Morrison, chief executive of Community Pharmacy England, has said

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Community pharmacy prescribing service will be ‘difficult’ without new money, CPE chief executive warns
A nationally-commissioned community pharmacy prescribing service will be “difficult” to implement without more specific allocated funding, Janet Morrison, chief executive of Community Pharmacy…
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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 1d
Cathrine McKenzie, an honorary consultant pharmacist in critical care at the University of Southampton, has been appointed to the “first full professorial role for a pharmacist in intensive care in the UK”, according to @uhsft.bsky.social

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Cathrine McKenzie appointed as UK’s first professor of intensive care pharmacy
Cathrine McKenzie, an honorary consultant pharmacist in critical care at the University of Southampton, has been appointed to the “first full professorial role for a pharmacist in intensive care in…
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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 1d
The Health Innovation Network's National Polypharmacy Programme, which aimed to address problematic polypharmacy in England, has now ended

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Health Innovation Network's polypharmacy programme comes to an end
A programme that aimed to address problematic polypharmacy in England has now ended. The Health Innovation Network’s (HIN’s) National Polypharmacy Programme closed in September 2025, with a closing…
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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 1d
Pharmacy leaders have said they are “shocked” and “extremely disappointed” over reports of a letter sent by British Medical Association leaders telling doctors not to divert patients to pharmacies

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Pharmacy organisations ‘shocked’ by call to 'sabotage' Pharmacy First, as BMA leaders says it 'undermines doctors'
Pharmacy leaders have said they are “shocked” and “extremely disappointed” over reports of a letter sent by British Medical Association (BMA) leaders telling doctors not to divert patients to…
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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 2d
*Job of the Week!*

The #UniversityofHuddersfield is looking for a qualified pharmacy technician to work with the existing pharmacy practice support officer and academic staff, working primarily on the #MPharm programme

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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 3d
Our #QuoteoftheWeek is from a letter written by campaigners from the Independent Fetal Anti-Convulsant Trust and Fetal Anti-Convulsant Syndrome Association to the government calling for compensation and clarity

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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 3d
With #chikungunya cases rising in the UK and worldwide, this week our expert authors have updated their original article, outlining what pharmacists should do if they encounter travellers who have developed fever and fatigue

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Dengue fever and chikungunya: identification in travellers
Dengue fever and chikungunya are insect-borne viral diseases that can cause severe morbidity. They are both viral infections spread by the Aedes mosquito — in contrast to the Anopheles mosquito,…
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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 4d
In this week's comment piece, #TonyJamieson argues why pharmacy leadership is central to reducing medication harm, empowering staff and delivering high-value safety improvements across the NHS

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The value of leadership in medication safety
We are entering a new phase of the NHS’s evolution as we embark upon the ten-year health plan, which is aimed at transforming where and how care is delivered​1​. As these changes are implemented,…
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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 5d
Exclusive: #ThePJ's 2025 salary and job satisfaction survey has revealed chronic staffing gaps across community, hospital and primary care settings, stretching pharmacists to the breaking point and putting patient safety on the line

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Are staff shortages compromising safe pharmacy care?
Pharmacists have long been feeling stretched thin by low staffing levels — and have reported that workforce pressures are continuing unabated.  Conducted in May 2025, around 550 pharmacists responded…
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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 5d
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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 5d
This interactive learning article, supported by #BeOneMedicines, provides an overview of the available #BTKIs for the treatment of B-cell malignancies to support pharmacists with their use in practice

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Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors and B-cell malignancies: a guide for pharmacists
Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) is a protein that plays an important role in the signalling, proliferation, migration and survival of B-cells. For this reason, medicines that target BTK — known as BTK…
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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 5d
Data analysis by #TheNPA has revealed that manufacturers have officially warned the UK government about potential #medicinesupply problems 28 times per week over the past five years

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Government received reports of 28 supply issues per week over past five years
Drug manufacturers have officially warned the government about potential medicine supply problems 28 times per week over the past five years, according to data analysis by the National Pharmacy…
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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 5d
In exclusive comments to #ThePJ, #HenriettaHughes, the patient safety commissioner, has urged the UK government to provide a full response to her #valproate recommendations in report published nearly two years ago

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Patient safety commissioner pushes government on valproate redress almost two years after report
Henrietta Hughes, the patient safety commissioner, has urged the UK government to respond to her recommendations on redress for patients and families affected by the anti-epileptic sodium valproate,…
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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 6d
For pharmacists to use their expert skills to help patients who have mental health challenges, it is vital for them to have a good understanding of those conditions

Read our wide collection of mental health resources here 👇

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Mental health
Medicines are a primary treatment tool for many mental health conditions. For pharmacists to use their expert skills to help patients who have mental health challenges, it is vital for them to have a…
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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 6d
A flashback to our 2025 ‘Outstanding Pharmacy Early-career Researcher Award’ for early-career researchers, celebrating the work of researchers working within pharmacy who demonstrate potential to achieve world-leading status

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Two early-career pharmacists named joint winners of OPERA 2025
A pharmacist developing microneedle patches, and another who produced a model predicting the risk of medicines-related harm in older patients, have been announced as joint winners of the 2025…
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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 6d
#RPS appoints new chief scientist

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RPS appoints new chief scientist
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has appointed Amira Guirguis as its new chief scientist. Currently professor of pharmacy, deputy pro vice chancellor and the MPharm programme director at…
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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 6d
The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education has launched an e-learning programme for pharmacy staff to support patients with managing symptoms of long COVID

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CPPE launches training for pharmacy staff to support patients with long COVID
The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) has launched an e-learning programme for pharmacy staff to support patients with managing symptoms of long COVID. In a statement published on 3…
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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 6d
Exclusive: Responses to #ThePJ 2025 salary survey have revealed that less than half of pharmacists who can prescribe do so daily

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Less than half of pharmacists who can prescribe do so daily
Just under half (48%) of pharmacists who hold an independent prescribing (IP) qualification use it daily, responses to The Pharmaceutical Journal 2025 salary survey suggest. Of the 581 pharmacists…
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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 6d
MHRA announces fall in average time taken to approve the set-up of clinical trials in the UK, from 91 days to 41 days

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Time to approve UK clinical trials has more than halved, says MHRA
The average time taken to approve the set-up of clinical trials in the UK has fallen from 91 days to 41 days, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced. In a…
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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 7d
#PJJobs — Our dedicated job board helps pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to find their perfect role

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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 7d
Here, as part of our special #PJPod career series 'Pharmacy Inside Jobs', prison pharmacist Kaniksha Aggarwal talks about her career path and the opportunities and challenges
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Pharmacy Inside Jobs: prison pharmacy
Our new PJ Pod series — Pharmacy Inside Jobs — has been developed to inspire you to take the next step in your career. Whether you are a pharmacy student or a seasoned pharmacy professional, our goal…
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