Pharmacists risk becoming “liability sinks” in the period where regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) is in its infancy, ...

Self-administered injectable medicines should be considered for reclassification as Pharmacy (P) medicines, the chief ...

Women exposed to glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists around conception did not have a “clearly detectable ...

Boots retail operations in the UK and Ireland will be acquired by Wittington Investments, the holding company of the Weston ...

A 2020 review led by Baroness Julia Cumberlege examined concerns raised by patients and families about the safety of medicines and medical devices. The review described doctors in the 1950s to 1970s ...

A 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 ...

All 44 recommendations made by the National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare have been accepted by the government. In a press release issued on 6 October 2026, the government said ...

“The prediction is [that] by 2035, up to 50% of healthcare decisions will involve a genomic result of some sort,” Vicky Chaplin, senior clinical lead for the genomics unit at NHS England, told ...

“I was down to my last five days’ supply when I posted on social media. I looked into buying some, and could only find the Creon 10,000 capsules, which would mean taking up to 30 capsules per meal,” ...

Distribution through drug services has been prevalent since 2015, following a change in the legislation to allow the supply without prescription to people at risk of opioid overdose or those who may ...

How to use hyperbolic tapering to avoid withdrawal effects when stopping an antidepressant. Psychological symptoms of withdrawal include anxiety, depressed mood, panic attacks, tearfulness, crying ...

Vaccination prevents around 2–3 million deaths worldwide every year from infectious diseases such as diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, influenza and measles [1] . Despite the efficacy of vaccines, ...