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Drop barriers to pharmacy PrEP provision, MPs urge minister

Health minister Karin Smyth urged to consider dropping barriers to PrEP provision

14 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Let’s Make Community Pharmacy Great Again

As Janet & Co meet with Wes & Co, are we made of the same steel as the medics?

13 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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DH: Giving pharmacists switching powers could make shortages worse

Government 'looking very closely' into giving pharmacists flexibility says civil servant

13 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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‘Target focused’ pharmacist suspended for high-risk beta blocker prescribing

Suspension order for pharmacist who based prescribing decisions on web questionnaires

12 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Assisted dying bill leaves pharmacists legally exposed, MPs warned

Leadbeater's bill does not give pharmacists iron-clad protection, a barrister warns

12 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Sleep, skin and heavy periods: Government publishes POM to P wish list

Government invites applications to MHRA for switches in a number of health categories.

10 Feb 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Pounds and pence: The economics of weight loss injections

The market for weight loss treatments is more complex and dynamic than ever

07 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Highs and lows: A year of Pharmacy First

'Clinical freedom', 'ridiculous targets' – what does the sector have to say about the service one year in?

06 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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‘I’m still owed for October’: Locums claim Jhoots is behind with shift payments

Locums across England say they are struggling with late payments by the chain

06 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Ever diminishing returns?

Labour will need to get serious if it wishes to restore lost pharmacy provision

05 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy professionals lag in research applications, says academic

Pharmacy academic launches survey to understand barriers to research participation

04 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC bans standalone use of web questionnaires for weight loss drugs

GPhC unveils beefed-up rules for supply of ‘high risk’ and weight loss medication by online pharmacies.

04 Feb 2025 , 3 Min Article

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Coroner: Online pharmacy’s ‘tick-box’ model contributed to fatal overdose

Coroner urges Wes Streeting to set out Labour's position on online prescribing models

03 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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‘Mostly dead’: Sale of Boots parent company expected to fall through

Reports of climbdown from a sale of WBA to New York private equity firm.

30 Jan 2025 , 2 Min Article

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GPhC proposes consecutive yearly fee increases ‘well above inflation’

Concerns raised around GPhC's latest fee hike proposals.

30 Jan 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Value of illegal medicines seized by MHRA rises by a third

Over £40m worth of illegal medicines taken out of black market circulation in 2024.

29 Jan 2025 , 2 Min Article

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