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Dawn Connelly
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Health journalist writing about UK pharmacy practice and policy, and medicines R&D. Senior features editor at The Pharmaceutical Journal. Views my own.
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Second episode has landed. Check it out below 👇
June 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Women taking GLP-1 receptor agonists must use effective contraception, with those taking Mounjaro requiring a non-oral contraceptive, according to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
#ukpharmacy #obesity #womenshealth
MHRA urges women taking weight-loss drugs to use effective contraception
Women taking GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) must use effective contraception, with those taking Mounjaro (tirzepatide; Eli Lilly) requiring a non-oral contraceptive, according to the Medicines…
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June 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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SABA inhaler carbon emissions have dropped by one-third since 2020, NHS England data show

Read the full story by @emmajourno.bsky.social

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SABA inhaler carbon emissions have dropped by one-third since 2020, NHS England data show
Average carbon emissions from short-acting beta-2 agonist (SABA) inhalers prescribed in primary care have dropped by one-third since 2020, data analysed by The Pharmaceutical Journal have shown. Accor...
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May 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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About 8 hours left to fill in our survey! It would be great to hear from more community pharmacists. Link below 🙏
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Only 1 week until our survey on pharmacists' pay and working conditions closes. It would be great if you could spare 10 mins to fill it in - it really helps us to shine a light on what's happening within the profession, and you might win a £50 voucher too!

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Share your experience: tell us about your salary and working conditions
This year, The Pharmaceutical Journal’s Salary and Job Satisfaction Survey contains questions about salary and professional development, as well as a range of issues, including workforce shortages, in...
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May 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Only 1 week until our survey on pharmacists' pay and working conditions closes. It would be great if you could spare 10 mins to fill it in - it really helps us to shine a light on what's happening within the profession, and you might win a £50 voucher too!

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Share your experience: tell us about your salary and working conditions
This year, The Pharmaceutical Journal’s Salary and Job Satisfaction Survey contains questions about salary and professional development, as well as a range of issues, including workforce shortages, in...
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May 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Our annual Salary and Job Satisfaction Survey is open! We’d love to hear from pharmacists working in the UK about their experiences on a range of issues. Please take part 👇

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Share your experience: tell us about your salary and working conditions
This year, The Pharmaceutical Journal’s Salary and Job Satisfaction Survey contains questions about salary and professional development, as well as a range of issues, including workforce shortages, in...
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May 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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@pharmaj.bsky.social is launching a new #PJPod series #PharmacyInsideJobs. Check out the first episode with prison pharmacist Kaniksha Aggarwal to find out what it’s really like to work in secure environments

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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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April 24, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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NHS England has increased funding for inclisiran (Leqvio; Novartis), with community pharmacies now able to purchase the anticholesterol drug at a nominal charge of £45 and be reimbursed at £60 — an increase from £50

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NHS increases funding for inclisiran although uptake remains ‘slower than expected’
NHS England has increased funding for inclisiran (Leqvio; Novartis), with community pharmacies now able to purchase the anticholesterol drug at a nominal charge of £45 and be reimbursed at £60 — an…
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April 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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In this week's feature, #SophieWillis examines if the funding tied to the new contract for community pharmacy will make it easier for pharmacies to deliver advanced services
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Delivering advanced services under the new pharmacy contract
With the announcement of a new contract for community pharmacy in England for 2024/2025 and 2025/2026, contractors can expect to see a 30% uplift in funding by 2026.  Under the contract, pharmacies…
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April 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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This month's infographic by @dawnconnelly73.bsky.social and @therevmountain.bsky.social reveals exclusive data analysis by #ThePJ that shows how the ethnicity awarding gap for UK graduates has widened to reach 11 percentage points

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The ethnicity awarding gap: ‘not a problem that is easily solved’
In 2021/2022, the ethnicity awarding gap for all UK graduates widened for the first time in seven years — and by “a substantial amount”, according to the charity Advance HE. Up until that point, the…
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March 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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#USA: the decision to end support for Gavi puts millions of children’s lives at risk.

It's estimated that more than 1.2 million children may die as a result of this political decision.

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US decision to end support for Gavi puts millions of children’s lives at risk
It's estimated that more than 1.2 million children may die as a result of this political decision.
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March 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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And there it is: NIH has officially begun terminating Long COVID funding.

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March 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Exclusive: Data analysed by #ThePJ show that the ethnicity awarding gap for MPharm graduates widened to 11 percentage points in 2021/2022 and 2022/2023

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Ethnicity awarding gap for UK pharmacy graduates widens since COVID-19 pandemic
The narrowing of the ethnicity awarding gap for UK pharmacy graduates seen during the COVID-19 pandemic has not been sustained, according to an analysis by The Pharmaceutical Journal.  Analysis of…
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March 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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This is a great opportunity for a digital art editor to join a fantastic team

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Digital Art Editor - Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Salary: £40,000 - £44,000 per annum Contract: Permanent and full time (35 hours per week) Are you passionate about visual presentation and online content? We're seeking a Digital Art Editor to ...
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March 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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'Urgent' need for community pharmacy to play a role in medicines homecare services, review says pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news...
'Urgent' need for community pharmacy to play a role in medicines homecare services, review says
There is an “urgent” need to develop and implement a role for community pharmacy in medicines homecare services in Scotland, a review of the system has said. The independent review, published on 20 Ma...
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March 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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RPS members vote 'yes' to becoming Royal College of Pharmacy pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news...
RPS members vote 'yes' to becoming Royal College of Pharmacy
Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) members have voted in favour of becoming a royal college. The results of a special resolution vote, announced on 26 March 2025, show that 71.1% of members voted to s...
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March 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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“Concerning” lack of dedicated pharmacists in EDs, says @rcem.ac.uk in response to our investigation. Read the full story from @alijanemoore.bsky.social

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The journey towards dedicated pharmacy support for all emergency departments pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/feat...
The journey towards dedicated pharmacy support for all emergency departments
Ten years ago, a pharmacist working in an emergency department (ED) would have been a rarity. But, with patients spending more time in EDs, pharmacists are now viewed as an essential part of the team....
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March 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Do you know why asthma is more common and more severe in women? Fascinating topic and not something I’ve previously come across

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Understanding the role of sex hormones in asthma
In childhood, asthma is more common in boys than girls. “Mechanistically, we don’t have a clear understanding as to why,” says Dawn Newcomb, an associate professor in allergy, pulmonary and critical c...
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March 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Our latest infographic: Allergic rhinitis: diagnosis and treatment pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/feat...
Allergic rhinitis: diagnosis and treatment
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a common inflammatory nasal condition that affects 10–15% of children and 26% of adults in the UK​1​. It impacts school attendance and performance in examinations and at work...
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February 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Our latest feature by @emmajourno.bsky.social The dangers of propranolol for anxiety pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/feat...
The dangers of propranolol for anxiety
In November 2024, a coroner in Blackpool gave a stark warning about the risks of prescribing propranolol for anxiety after a young women died from an overdose. In a report on the death of 17-year-old ...
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February 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Patients put at risk by medicine shortages, warns RPS in evidence to APPG inquiry pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news...
Patients put at risk by medicine shortages, warns RPS in evidence to APPG inquiry
Around 40% of pharmacists say medicines shortages have put patients at risk during the past year, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has said. In evidence submitted to the All-Party Parliamentary ...
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January 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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January 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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The deadline for nominations to #OPERA2025 closes on 31 January 2025. This award recognises early-career researchers who are making significant contributions across any aspect of pharmacy practice or pharmaceutical sciences

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Nominate an outstanding early-career pharmacy researcher for OPERA 2025
Established in 2023, the Outstanding Pharmacy Early-Career Researcher Award (OPERA) recognises researchers in the early stages of their careers who are making significant contributions to advance…
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January 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Really interesting opinion piece from @ellenschaf.bsky.social

Educational supervision is needed to support community pharmacists as independent prescribers  pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/opin...
Educational supervision is needed to support community pharmacists as independent prescribers
Pharmacists face a whole host of difficulties when trying to gain and apply their independent prescribing (IP) qualification in community pharmacy.  The ‘Independent prescribing in community pharmacy ...
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January 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Our latest feature by @rachelbrazil.bsky.social showcases some fascinating ways in which cancer drugs are being targeted to reach the right cells 👇
Engineering precision: developing the next generation of antibody drug conjugates pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/feat...
Engineering precision: developing the next generation of antibody drug conjugates
When results from the ‘EV-302’ bladder cancer trial were presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology annual meeting in October 2023, they received a standing ovation. The study compared sta...
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January 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM