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Joint letter implores government to allow pharmacists to alter prescriptions pharmatimes
September 16, 2020
A joint letter co-signed by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, the British Medical Association, the Royal College of GPs, patient group National Voices and others has called for the UK government to change the law regarding pharmacists’ powers to alter ...
Racial Disparity Seen in Prescriptions for Buprenorphine drugs
May 21, 2019
Racial Disparity Seen in Prescriptions for Buprenorphine.
Number of prescription rises but cost falls again pharmatimes
April 02, 2019
Latest data from NHS Digital shows an increase in the number of prescription items dispensed in the community, but a drop in their cost to the NHS.
NHS prescribed nearly 70M antidepressants last year as rates double in a decade pharmatimes
April 02, 2019
Antidepressant prescriptions dispensed in England exceeded 70 million last year, almost double the 36 million recorded a decade ago in 2008, according to NHS Digital.
Persistent, Prolonged Opioid Use Occurs After Plastic Surgery drugs
March 08, 2019
Persistent and prolonged opioid use occur after plastic and reconstructive surgical procedures, according to a study published online March 7 in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery.
NHS cracks down on low-priority prescriptions pharmatimes
November 29, 2018
A new NHS report has named medicines set to be subject to cutbacks, which have been proven to be ineffective or in some cases dangerous, and for which there are other more effective...
Some research may be encouraging ineffective prescriptions worldpharmanews
November 28, 2018
A new paper published by McGill University researchers in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that some clinical trials may promote the use of ineffective and costly treatments.
All London GP practices now using electronic prescriptions pharmatimes
August 16, 2018
GP practices across London have successfully made the switch to using the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS), saving hours of time and money, NHS Digital says.
Letters to doctors reduce opioid prescriptions, study shows pharmafile
August 13, 2018
A study has shown that Doctors who received a letter from the medical examiner’s office informing them of their patient’s fatal overdoses, prescribed fewer opioids.
Number of prescriptions rises as net ingredient cost falls pharmatimes
July 23, 2018
The number of medicines prescribed on the NHS in England increased in 2017 but their net ingredient cost took a downturn, according to data released by NHS Digital.

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