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Public health,

Tegretol 100mg tablets out of stock this month, DHSC warns

Reboxetine (Edronax) 4mg tablets are also out of stock from the middle of this month until the end of October.

02 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

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People,

Ex-Echo clinical director joins digital company as chief pharmacist

Phlo hires Alistair Murray to help scale its services

02 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

OTC,

Is ‘retail’ a dirty word?

Does community pharmacy need to change the way it talks about itself?

01 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Business,

Pharmacy contractors need to grasp business fundamentals

Pharmacists are skilled clinicians – but sometimes struggle in business, says Sanjay Patel

01 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

Financial,

LloydsPharmacy appeals to NHS to reimburse Covid ‘thank you’ staff payments

Multiple disputes finding that payment was a 'business decision' and not a reimbursable expense

01 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Public health,

MHRA approves its ninth Covid vaccine Bimervax

The vaccine can be injected as a booster in the upper arm of people aged 16 and over.

01 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

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CCA,

'Pseudo' DSPs leading to local pharmacy closures claims CCA

“Clear evidence” that the majority of distance selling pharmacies are operating in breach of their NHS contracts, says the CCA

01 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

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People,

Pharmacist who helped save epileptic’s life hailed a 'healthcare hero'

Stephen Payne, a pharmacist at Dudley NHS Foundation Trust, helped Alan Brettell who began convulsing during a flight from Birmingham to Cyprus.

01 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Policy,

Organisations agree to differ in Pharmacy Supervision Review Group report

After seven months of deliberation the Pharmacy Supervision Review Group fails to reach a consensus on how pharmacy supervision should be reflected in legislation.

01 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Policy,

Editor's view: Supply strain

Is the current spate of GLP-1 RA shortages a sign of worrying things to come?

31 Jul 2023 , 1 Min Article

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People,

Fraudster who used four aliases and 92 false prescriptions jailed

Liam Brickley, 49, of Shropshire Close, Mitcham, Greater London, fraudulently obtained £40,000 worth of drugs from pharmacies over two years.

31 Jul 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Employment,

Pharmacists bring legal claim against LloydsPharmacy over redundancy payouts

PDA supports around 100 pharmacists in their claim that 2015 rights should be upheld

31 Jul 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Public health,

Two pharmacies in Whitstable close leaving patients looking for answers

Whitstable Medical Practice said Estuary View Pharmacy and Seasalter Pharmacy had closed “due to unforeseen circumstances."

31 Jul 2023 , 1 Min Article

Public health,

Hepatitis C rates fall by 45 per cent in England

Better access to antivirals mean more have been treated than still have the infection

28 Jul 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Public health,

Watch out for symptoms of opioid overdose in heroin users

The MHRA urged pharmacists to make their teams aware that heroin users could be at risk because the drug could contain synthetic opioids.

28 Jul 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Screening & diagnostics,

Sigma teams up with Newfoundland Diagnostics

A leading distributor of diagnostic tests, Newfoundland Diagnostics, has joined forces with Sigma Pharmaceuticals.

28 Jul 2023 , 1 Min Article

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