Joanna Robertson
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 47
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- Sep 29, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for The Pharmaceutical Journal
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- Jul 8, 2026
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Counterfeit GLP-1 market 'inevitable' without full NHS service, MP says (opens the original)
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The market for counterfeit weight-loss medications could have been predicted and could be fixed by increasing NHS prescribing of the drugs, Zubir Ahmed, Labour MP for Glasgow South West, has suggested. Speaking as part of a panel at the Labour Party conference, held in Liverpool on 29 September 2026, Ahmed, who is also a doctor, said that a new regulatory body working between the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) could help s
Negotiator says there is 'very little evidence' of pharmacy involvement in neighbourhood health plans (opens the original)
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Only a few community pharmacies in England have been involved in the planning of new neighbourhood health services, Janet Morrison, chief executive of Community Pharmacy England (CPE), has said. Speaking to attendees at a CPE-run event, held at the Labour Party conference fringe in Liverpool on 28 September 2026, Morrison said the NHS ten-year plan, which set out the intention to create neighbourhood health centres, highlighted that community pharmacy should be integral to neighbourhood care. “B
Community pharmacies receive 'fairer' funding in annual settlement (opens the original)
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Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS) has agreed a funding uplift with the Scottish government for 2026/2027, the negotiator has said. In an announcement published on 25 September 2026, CPS said that the deal includes a 3.5% — or £8.5m — uplift to the global sum, as well as an £10m increase in the guaranteed minimum reimbursement (dispensing margin) to £130m, up from £120m in 2025/2026. CPS added that £10m will be transferred from the Scottish Drug Tariff into the dispensing pool from October 2026.
Community pharmacist prescribing service planned for October 2026 start (opens the original)
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The prescribing extensions to Pharmacy First in England are planned to start in October 2026, Janet Morrison, chief executive of Community Pharmacy England (CPE), has said. Speaking at a Westminster Health Forum event on ‘Next steps for pharmacy in healthcare delivery in England’, held online on 25 September 2026, Morrison told attendees: “Independent prescribing [is] being introduced, their plan is in October [2026], and work is intensely going on at the moment to support that.” However, the ne
MHRA reviewing risks and safeguards for propranolol use in anxiety (opens the original)
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The UK’s medicines regulator is undertaking a review of the harms of propranolol in overdose, its benefits and risks for use in anxiety, and whether stronger safety warnings are needed. It confirmed this in a response to concerns raised by Royal College of Pharmacy and the Royal College of Physicians about the issue, The Pharmaceutical Journal has learned. In a letter to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) dated 15 July 2026, the colleges asked the regulator to conside
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