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Clinical services,

Supply of antimicrobial most common outcome for Pharmacy First consultations

ESPAUR report links supply of antimicrobials to Pharmacy First consultations for first time.

18 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

Business,

Former Scholl CEO Craig Shaw to lead STADA UK business

German healthcare group STADA has appointed the former Scholl CEO Craig Shaw as its new general manager in the UK.

18 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

Business environment,

Online Pharmacy Technician Journal

Pharmacy Technician Journal (PTJ)s

17 Nov 2025 , 2 Min Article

Public health,

Social prescribing

Welcome to our CPD module series for community pharmacy technicians. Written in conjunction with the Pharmacy Magazine CPD series, it will mirror the magazine’s programme throughout the year. The series has been designed for you to use as part of your continuing professional development. Reflective exercises have been included to help you put your learning into practice.

14 Nov 2025 , 10 Min Module

Leadership,

Announcing the appointment of the next APTUK President

The next APTUK President has been announced

14 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

Flu, Cough & cold,

Going viral

With the 2025/26 winter season set to bring a severe rise in respiratory illnesses, pharmacy teams are likely to be busier than ever supporting customers with coughs, colds and flu.

14 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

Women's health,

Women's intimate health

Pharmacy teams have a huge role to play in helping customers with intimate health issues, delivering OTC and self care advice on the topic with sensitivity in mind.

12 Nov 2025 , 15 Min Module

Prescribing,

Deprescribing in hypertension: a case study

Although pharmacists are the experts on medicines, in some cases it is the patient who wants to discontinue treatment. Using hypertension as an example, we look at what pharmacist prescribers would need to consider when someone wishes to stop taking their blood pressure medication.

11 Nov 2025 , 5 Min Article

Older people's health,

Age is just a number

You’re only as old as you feel, as the saying goes. And with the right lifestyle choices, customers can influence what that age is – to a certain extent. We explore how customers can age healthily.

11 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

Business environment, Policy, Leadership,

APTUK Membership Survey

APTUK invites all pharmacy technicians to take part in our membership survey.

07 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

Practice,

Pharmacy Magazine: the first 10 years

It was 30 years ago that the launch issue of Pharmacy Magazine rolled off the presses. But what else was making the headlines in community pharmacy back then? Patrick Grice delves into the archives.

07 Nov 2025 , 5 Min Article

Medicines, Regulations, Education & training,

GPhC updates

APTUK want our members to have access to relevant and current information from the GPhC who regularly share information with us. Take a look to keep up to date with the latest GPhC news

07 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

Women's health, Sexual health, Services, Medicines,

Free Morning After Pill For Women at High Street Pharmacies Thanks to NHS Expansion

Women will be able to access the morning-after pill free of charge on the NHS in high-street pharmacies across England

04 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

Policy,

Major change for rare disease treatments on way, signals MHRA

A new paper from the MHRA sets out UK regulator's intention to overhaul its rulebook for rare disease therapies.

04 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

Child & teen health, Public health,

Obesity in children aged 4-5 years hits record levels

Government says it “won’t look away” as new figures show obesity in children aged 4-5 years has hit a record high.

04 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

Policy,

RPS calls for stronger safeguards in private prescribing

RPS calls for ‘joined up’ identity checks and stricter standards for online scripts in response to private prescribing inquiry.

04 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

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