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Covid antiviral may be less effective than first thought

Latest data shows 30% reduction in hospitalisation in death and not 50% as previously.

30 Nov 2021

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Campaigners urge Boots to keep lower EHC prices after Black Friday

BPAS calls on Boots not to raise prices back to pre-sale levels after Black Friday deal.

29 Nov 2021

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Workforce is top issue for contractors, say LPC chiefs

LPC chiefs cite workforce issues as by far the biggest difficulty for contractors at present.

29 Nov 2021

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Make PrEP available from local pharmacies, RPS urges Government

RPS says extending provision to pharmacies could help prevent new infections.

29 Nov 2021

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Pharmacists urged to respond to drug shortages survey

Pharmacists have one day left to respond to a study on the impact of medicines shortages on pharmacies.

29 Nov 2021

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Former IPA winner appointed PSNC committee member

Lindsey Fairbrother is the new East Midlands and South Yorkshire representative.

29 Nov 2021

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MPs get taste of innovation at new Rowlands branch

Gordon MP Richard Thomson and Gillian Martin, the MSP for Aberdeenshire East, visited the pharmacy.

26 Nov 2021

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Number of referrals to talking therapies and access to services falls

There were 1.46 million referrals in 2020-21, a 14 per cent drop on the 1.69 million in 2019-20.

25 Nov 2021

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Javid wants more patients to go 'directly to pharmacies'

DHSC wants to "go further" than CPCS, Javid tells NPA centenary dinner.

25 Nov 2021

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Half of eczema patients wait over a year for effective treatment

Eczema patients need better local commissioning, a new report finds.

25 Nov 2021

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Boots working with regulators to address opioid misuse

Exclusive: Boots working with "external" regulator and professional bodies to tackle opioid misuse.

25 Nov 2021

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Walgreens, CVS and Walmart helped fuel opioid epidemic, jury finds

Over 60 million and 80 million prescriptions for painkillers were dispensed in Lake and Trumbull respectively between 2012 and 2016.

24 Nov 2021

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Welsh Parliament told of pharmacy workforce pressures

The wellbeing and training needs of pharmacists must be prioritised, Senedd committee told.

24 Nov 2021

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Rowlands staff repay part of Covid bonus due to company 'error'

Staff in Wales must pay back over £100 after "administrative error" led to "overpayment".

23 Nov 2021

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‘Dramatic’ increase in DOAC use could prevent 5,000 deaths

New agreement with manufacturers will help hundreds of thousands more patients access DOACs.

23 Nov 2021

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Pharmacist prescribing services to double in Welsh health board

Service to be available in 25 pharmacies to help region in the pressurised winter months.

23 Nov 2021

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