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Policy,

10 Year Plan offers opportunity to put pharmacy on sustainable footing says GPhC

Equipping pharmacies to respond to a shift in care from hospitals to communities will be a vital, says regulator.

10 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

People,

Pharmacy dispenser faces prison after admitting stealing and selling drugs

Lanarkshire woman pleaded guilty to nine charges of stealing and being involved in the supply of CDs.

10 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

Regulations,

Online pharmacies to be inspected first as rules relaxed for bricks-and-mortar

GPhC could use video calls for some first routine inspections

09 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

Policy,

Fix funding so pharmacies can help support 10 Year Health Plan says CCA

Pharmacies can help deliver the shifts in healthcare called for by government in its 10 Year Health Plan for England, says CCA.

03 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

Regulations,

Pharmacies may need to amend dispensing processes with January introduction of OPD

CPE warns that pharmacies may need to amend dispensing processes with the introduction of OPD for NHS prescriptions in January.

03 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

Vaccinations,

Pharmacies can reverse “worrying” decline in vaccine uptake

The CCA urges NHS England to use pharmacies to reverse dwindling uptake rates.

29 Nov 2024 , 2 Min Article

Asthma & COPD,

New asthma guidelines published

New UK guideline recommends prescribing combination treatments for people with newly diagnosed asthma.

27 Nov 2024 , 2 Min Article

Medicines,

RPS calls for government action to tackle medicines shortages

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society, backed by charities and patient groups, has called on the government to create a national strategy to manage medicine shortages.

26 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

Public health,

BMA vote to end pharmacy blood pressure checks ‘terribly short-sighted’

National Pharmacy Association chair Nick Kaye criticised doctors in England for voting to stop the service "with immediate effect."

26 Nov 2024 , 2 Min Article

Pharmacy team,

Lincolnshire pharmacies invest in body cameras as staff face rising abuse

Abuse towards staff at Lincolnshire Co-op shops and pharmacies rises 245pc.

26 Nov 2024 , 2 Min Article

Pharmacy team,

Pharmacies asked to get patients to feedback on Pharmacy First

Community Pharmacy England has teamed up with Healthwatch England to launch an online Pharmacy First patient survey.

26 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

Pain relief,

Do men and women use different biological systems to reduce pain?

Females are more likely to become addicted to opioids because they are biologically less responsive to them, research suggests.

25 Nov 2024 , 2 Min Article

Vaccinations,

NHS England seeks views on central procurement of flu jabs

CPE warns that pharmacy owners “very unlikely” to share commercially sensitive data with commissioner.

21 Nov 2024 , 2 Min Article

Medicines,

Skin tone could impact drug pharmacokinetics

Attempting to piece together the role of melanin in drug absorption...

20 Nov 2024 , 2 Min Article

Policy,

Pharmacists must be able to conscientiously object to assisted dying, says RPS

The ability of pharmacists to conscientiously object to assisted dying is essential, RPS Scotland has told a Scottish Parliamentary inquiry.

19 Nov 2024 , 2 Min Article

Public health,

PAGB study finds ‘significant room for improvement’ in self-care awareness

Research commissioned by the Proprietary Association of Great Britain found a quarter of people do not think of self-care as a first option.

19 Nov 2024 , 2 Min Article

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10 Year Plan offers opportunity to put pharmacy on sustainable footing says GPhC

Pharmacy dispenser faces prison after admitting stealing and selling drugs

Online pharmacies to be inspected first as rules relaxed for bricks-and-mortar

Fix funding so pharmacies can help support 10 Year Health Plan says CCA

Pharmacies may need to amend dispensing processes with January introduction of OPD

Pharmacies can reverse “worrying” decline in vaccine uptake

New asthma guidelines published

RPS calls for government action to tackle medicines shortages

BMA vote to end pharmacy blood pressure checks ‘terribly short-sighted’

Lincolnshire pharmacies invest in body cameras as staff face rising abuse

Pharmacies asked to get patients to feedback on Pharmacy First

Do men and women use different biological systems to reduce pain?

NHS England seeks views on central procurement of flu jabs

Skin tone could impact drug pharmacokinetics

Pharmacists must be able to conscientiously object to assisted dying, says RPS

PAGB study finds ‘significant room for improvement’ in self-care awareness