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Montelukast PIL updated to warn of neuropsychiatric reactions

MHRA says patients should be alert to behaviour and mood-related changes associated with the treatment, and seek urgent medical attention if neuropsychiatric reactions occur.

30 Apr 2024

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AIMp refocuses activities with name change to Independent Pharmacies Association

AIMp is changing its name to the Independent Pharmacies Association and opening its membership to all independent pharmacies to “provide a clearer identity and afford a strong voice to independent pharmacies in England and Wales”.

30 Apr 2024

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CAT upholds £2.8m fine for Accord and Auden Mckenzie for illegal market sharing

Accord-UK and Auden Mckenzie have lost their appeal to the Competition Appeal Tribunal to overturn a £2.8 million fine for illegal market sharing relating to hydrocortisone 20mg tablets.

30 Apr 2024

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CBD product receives positive safety assessment from FSA

The Food Standards Agency has concluded that supplier Chanelle McCoy Health has provided sufficient information to assure its Pureis Ultra Pure CBD is safe as a food supplement.

30 Apr 2024

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Locum snaps up 30-hour pharmacy in Durham

Locum pharmacist Monju MIah plans to boost Moorside Pharmacy's service offering

30 Apr 2024

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Permanent pharmacy closures up five-fold in the space of a year

Net pharmacy closures rose to 432 in 2023-24, warns the CCA

29 Apr 2024

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We’ve not had one Pharmacy First referral from GPs since its launch

Community Pharmacy Hertfordshire committee member Mohamed Moledina said GPs in the area do not understand the service.

29 Apr 2024

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Man arrested on suspicion of robbery at Boots and Kamsons pharmacies

Sussex Police arrested a 42-year-old after receiving reports a man had gone into the pharmacies telling staff he had a knife and demanding drugs.

29 Apr 2024

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Charities urge health secretary to urgently review medicines supply chain

Four charities said they were “inundated with calls” from patients suffering from epilepsy and Parkinson's disease.

26 Apr 2024

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‘Real benefit’: NHS extends optician-to-pharmacy hypertension referral pilot

Optical practice referrals have helped divert patients from A&E, says local LPC.

26 Apr 2024

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Tech support: The evolution of a profession

How are pharmacy technicians being deployed? Sasa Jankovic investigates

26 Apr 2024

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Sigma helps to raise over £52k for cancer charities

Sigma’s financial director Bhavin Shah completed the London Marathon as part of the fundraising effort.

25 Apr 2024

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Streeting: Shift needed in NHS funding to primary care including pharmacy

However, shadow health secretary Wes Streeting did not commit himself to a firm answer on whether Labour will increase community pharmacy’s global sum.

25 Apr 2024

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Police arrest two men after report of knifepoint robbery at Pontypool pharmacy

Gwent Police sent firearms officers to the scene and searched the area after receiving a report of a robbery at the unnamed pharmacy.

24 Apr 2024

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RPS updates patient safety standards

Implementation will demonstrate a patient safety culture in all pharmacy teams, says the RPS.

24 Apr 2024

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Fee levels unchanged as no end in sight for pay talks in England

Any adjustments to fees or margin needed to deliver the total funding sum for 2024/25 will be made later in the year once "critical negotiations" have concluded, says CPE.

23 Apr 2024

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