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Film crew shoots Pharmacy First advert in Kent

The crew filmed the public awareness advert at Crofton Pharmacy & Travel Clinic which was rebranded Get Well Sooner Pharmacy.

11 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Multiples are not gearing up for Pharmacy First, claims ICS official

Mid and South Essex NHS ICS director of primary care William Guy said large chains are "strategically heading in a different direction."

10 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Drug policy researcher appointed head of RPS science committee

Award-winning researcher Amira Guirguis previously worked on Home Office drug checking scheme

10 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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University of Leicester launches MPharm course to ‘plug nation’s skill gap’

Launching in September, the course will take between 30 and 40 students in its first year

10 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Analysis: Does the global sum add up?

Is it time to put all your eggs in the services basket?

10 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Balancing bench and pharmacy: My life as a magistrate

There are commonalities between clinical decision making and legal judgments, says Naeem Bobat

10 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Three-quarters of survey respondents treat ailments at home

The survey, commissioned by Lanes Health, found 70 per cent have taken to preventative treatment since the Covid pandemic.

09 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacies in Lincolnshire to roll out private stroke predictor service

The service, provided by Lincolnshire Co-op and PocDoc, will tell patients what their risk of a stroke or heart attack is in the next 10 years.

09 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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PDA takes umbrage over GPhC and CPhO 'letter of thanks'

Joint letter of thanks to pharmacists in England highlights workforce pressures - an issue consistently highlighted by PDA

09 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist sells pharmacy in Worcester after 30 years

D L Ogle Pharmacy in Worcester dispenses an average of 12,000 items a month according to Christie & Co who brokered the deal.

08 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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RPS launches general election manifesto on pharmacy

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society urged its members to send the manifesto to potential candidates in their local constituencies.

08 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacists shown to optimise oral anticoagulant use

Pharmacist-led interventions improve oral anticoagulation use in atrial fibrillation patients, according to a new study.

08 Jan 2024 , 2 Min Article

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MPs’ letter urges Leadsom to support pharmacies against “unprecedented” pressures

Twenty MPs including former home secretary Priti Patel urged Leadsom to consider a “fair and fit-for-purpose funding model”.

05 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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We’ll resist HMRC raid on independents’ bank accounts, insists NPA

The NPA's Gareth Jones says it will push back against HMRC's decision to classify all locums as employees for tax purposes.

05 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Online pharmacy guidance is clear, GPhC chief insists after BBC exposé

BBC reporters were able to buy over 1,600 prescription-only medicines from online pharmacies by entering false information.

05 Jan 2024 , 6 Min Article

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MHRA issues warning about missing Cozaar 100mg tablets information

The regulator said the sentence ‘grapefruit juice should be avoided while taking Cozaar’ is missing in some patient information leaflets.

04 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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