‘Vigilant’ locum pharmacist uncovers 20,000-pill tramadol prescription fraud
Noman Ahmed’s impressive memory helped uncover a three-year tramadol tablet prescription fraud, C+D has learned.
Healthwatch: ‘GP-first culture’ must change if Pharmacy First to work
The “ingrained” public “preference” for a doctor must change if Pharmacy First is to succeed, Healthwatch’s new report into the sector has warned.
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Finasteride: MHRA warns of hair loss drug ‘psychiatric and sexual side effects’
A patient alert card is set to be issued for a “widespread” hair loss drug amid psychiatric and sexual health risks, the MHRA has announced.
‘Many online pharmacies unregulated, illegal or fraudulent’, says MHRA
The medicines regulator has said that online pharmacies pose “significant risks”, amid new survey results showing that only 18% of the public had used one recently.
Hydrocortisone overpricing: Appeals court upholds £2.8m fine
The appeals tribunal has confirmed the CMA’s decision to fine a hydrocortisone manufacturer that “bought off” a potential rival.
‘Affordable’ 30-hour ‘lifestyle’ pharmacy sold to locum pharmacist
A County Durham pharmacy has been snapped up by a locum pharmacist, despite its “limited trading hours”, a broker has announced.
Asda pharmacy set to close amid drop in footfall and locum ‘staffing gaps’
The “difficult decision” to close an Asda pharmacy branch comes after “long-term underfunding” and difficulty securing pharmacists, the supermarket has said.
Novavax COVID jab delivered by indie pharmacy in UK first
The new private COVID-19 vaccine, manufactured by Novavax and delivered for the first time in the UK by an independent pharmacy, is almost half the price of the Pfizer jab offered by Boots.
Boots first UK multiple to offer private COVID jab after indies led charge
The multiple will offer private Pfizer vaccines for “32% more” than independent pharmacies, C+D has learned.
Pfizer’s COVID-19 jab available to pharmacies from March
Pfizer-BioNTech’s Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine will be available for sale to the public from March, Pfizer announced on Friday February 9.
Finasteride: MHRA warns of hair loss drug ‘psychiatric and sexual side effects’
A patient alert card is set to be issued for a “widespread” hair loss drug amid psychiatric and sexual health risks, the MHRA has announced.
‘Many online pharmacies unregulated, illegal or fraudulent’, says MHRA
The medicines regulator has said that online pharmacies pose “significant risks”, amid new survey results showing that only 18% of the public had used one recently.
Hydrocortisone overpricing: Appeals court upholds £2.8m fine
The appeals tribunal has confirmed the CMA’s decision to fine a hydrocortisone manufacturer that “bought off” a potential rival.
‘Vigilant’ locum pharmacist uncovers 20,000-pill tramadol prescription fraud
Noman Ahmed’s impressive memory helped uncover a three-year tramadol tablet prescription fraud, C+D has learned.
Healthwatch: ‘GP-first culture’ must change if Pharmacy First to work
The “ingrained” public “preference” for a doctor must change if Pharmacy First is to succeed, Healthwatch’s new report into the sector has warned.
Finasteride: MHRA warns of hair loss drug ‘psychiatric and sexual side effects’
A patient alert card is set to be issued for a “widespread” hair loss drug amid psychiatric and sexual health risks, the MHRA has announced.
Buttercups Training acquired by ‘leading’ education company
The “number one” pharmacy training provider has been acquired by BPP Education Group, the group has announced.
GPhC to 'assess' pharmacy technician minimum training levels
The pharmacy regulator has revealed that it will consider whether new standards for trainee and registered pharmacy technicians are needed in the sector’s “changing landscape”.
NHSE backs £1.5m scheme to ‘expand’ London MPharm placements
Students on the new scheme backed by £1.5 million in funding will be assigned to “experiential placement sites across London”, including care homes and mental health trusts, one London university announced.
‘Open to all indies’: AIMp rebrands as Independent Pharmacies Association
Community pharmacy’s acronym-addled register of organisations has a new entry as AIMp widens its membership to transform into the IPA.
Nearly a third of Scots use country’s Pharmacy First service, data reveals
The latest data from Public Health Scotland has shown that 1.6 million people accessed Pharmacy First Scotland between October 2022 and September last year.
‘Unacceptable’ lack of April concessions ‘likely’ due to DH changes
The pharmacy negotiator has blamed the government’s "untested" changes to the April drug tariff for the lack of price concessions issued this month, which have left pharmacists wondering whether the government expects “contractors to make a loss”.
‘Open to all indies’: AIMp rebrands as Independent Pharmacies Association
Community pharmacy’s acronym-addled register of organisations has a new entry as AIMp widens its membership to transform into the IPA.
'Appallingly hand-picked cronies': New leadership commission comes under fire
The pharmacy union and candidates for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) national boards have warned that the new UK pharmacy professional leadership advisory board lacks “transparency” and risks “political interference”.
Wes Streeting: What could a Labour government mean for pharmacy?
The shadow health secretary has set out his three “big shifts” in how the NHS would work under a Labour government at a panel discussion this week.
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