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A survey of 400 NPA members revealed patients’ health is being jeopardised by delays to drugs supply and inadequacies of The Medicines Act 1968.
16 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article
The NHS Business Services Authority said 23,400,000 items were prescribed to 7,030,000 patients in the first financial quarter of 2025-26.
The NHS Business Services Authority said 4.37 million patients in England were prescribed the medicines between April and June 2025.
15 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article
The number of prescriptions written by independent prescriber community optometrists and sent for dispensing in pharmacies is set to rise.
05 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article
The number of patients prescribed the medicines fell by 14 per cent, going from 8.1 million in 2016-17 to seven million in 2024-25.
31 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article
The most dispensed drug in 2024-25 was Atorvastatin with 73 million items, according to data from the NHS Business Services Authority.
05 Jun 2025 , 1 Min Article
Data points to a vast gap in prescription items between independents and multiples
13 May 2025 , 1 Min Article
Stephen James Fleck created 16 handwritten prescriptions by forging a doctor’s signature and falsified patient records to generate 43 prescription requests.
23 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article
The NHS Business Services Authority said patients would have spent £817 million in prescription charges without prescription prepayment certificates.
26 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article
Healthwatch Gloucestershire wants to know how closures and reduced staffing is making it difficult for patients to access services.
30 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society said the survey’s findings showed “there is a clear need" to address the root causes of supply issues.
16 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article
NHS Business Services Authority said 7.1 million patients were prescribed the medicines, a 13 per cent decrease from 2015-16.
05 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article
The NHS Business Services Authority said 71 million items were prescribed in 2023-24.
08 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article
Coventry and Warwickshire integrated care board deciding to decommission the service having concluded it lacked value for money.
21 Feb 2024 , 1 Min Article
This module supports pharmacists when consulting with patients who have been prescribed epilepsy medications for the first time.
22 Jun 2022 , 15 Min Module
