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COVID crisis: Wales announces flexible opening hours

Welsh health minister Vaughan Gething has said that pharmacies in Wales can amend opening hours to manage demand.

23 Mar 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Lloyds cuts opening hours to meet prescription demand

LloydsPharmacy announces new opening hours for its 1,5000 UK pharmacies to cope with the Covid-19 outbreak.

23 Mar 2020 , 1 Min Article

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CMA sets up Covid-19 taskforce to stop price rises

The Competition and Markets Authority has set up a taskforce to crack down on retailers increasing the price of goods.

20 Mar 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy teams named as 'key workers' after backlash

Pharmacists and pharmacy staff members are to be explicitly named on the Government's list of ‘key workers’.

20 Mar 2020 , 1 Min Article

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In your words: Pharmacy on the frontline

Pharmacy teams are tired yet determined after their first full week on the pandemic frontline.

20 Mar 2020 , 2 Min Article

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COVID-19 crisis: Medicines can be collected in absence of RP

In highly challenging circumstances health professionals may need to depart from established procedures, say regulators.

20 Mar 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Next day delivery for COVID-19 pharmacy warnings

We have created a poster to advise your customers of key Covid-19 messages when they arrive at your pharmacy.

20 Mar 2020 , 1 Min Article

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COVID-19: URGENT TOTE APPEAL

Please ensure your pharmacy returns all wholesaler totes to distribution centres on every delivery.

20 Mar 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Advice on breaking down bulk paracetamol for retail sale

The NPA sets out labelling and other requirements for breaking down bulk packs.

20 Mar 2020 , 2 Min Article

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GPhC begins calling up retired pharmacists to tackle COVID-19

Those who have left the register in the past three years to be contacted.

20 Mar 2020 , 1 Min Article

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MHRA issues recall for stolen medicines fed back into supply chain

Nearly 40 different products listed in MHRA alert.

19 Mar 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Jhoots forced to apologise over increased prices

Jhoots has been forced into an embarrassing apology after selling products such as paracetamol at increased prices.

19 Mar 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Exclusive: Locums told to triple rates during COVID-19 crisis

An email that has apparently been sent to a number of locum pharmacists in England advises them to increase their rates of pay.

19 Mar 2020 , 1 Min Article

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COVID-19: Scottish pharmacists given access to emergency care data

Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in Scotland are to be given access to emergency care summary data.

19 Mar 2020 , 1 Min Article

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PSNC: Services suspended to aid COVID-19 response

PQS is to be postponed for at least three months in order to release £18.75m for community pharmacies’ COVID-19 response.

19 Mar 2020 , 2 Min Article

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