Women's Health

Carolyn Harris hopes her bill will help change the law on HRT prescriptions.

Pilot offers ongoing access to oral contraception from pharmacies in some PCNs.

Pharmacies will be able to provide a three-month supply of desogestrel after a consultation.

The 90,068 prescriptions dispensed last year compares with 252,800 dispensed in 2010.

'Unacceptable' that young women had negative experience in pharmacies says RPS.

The Scottish Government wants pharmacies to play a greater role in women's health.

Action is needed to reduce the inequalities faced by women when accessing health services, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has said. 

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With screening delays and lockdown related mental health issues on the rise, how might pharmacy help?

The NHS Confederation's Health and Care Women Leaders Network found "a significant rise" in female staff reporting poor health.

Women are ignoring potentially serious health problems during the current pandemic, worried about bothering busy health professionals or struggling to access the services they need. 

From mental health to menstrual health, pharmacy teams need to ensure they are able to offer advice and support

Boots is trialling a new cystitis test and treat service in 37 selected stores in London, Sheffield and Cardiff.

Pharmacies in Northern Ireland receive additional funding of £11.1m, but it's not enough claims CPNI

Ade Williams draws inspiration from his reading in finding a way forward for Bedminster Pharmacy

Find out more about how to advise customers on congestion and make effective product recommendations. 

Is the pharmacy profession capitalising on the opportunities provided by technology to improve healthcare and service delivery to patients?  Outsider doesn't think so.

The funding crisis facing the community pharmacy sector in Northern Ireland will cause widespread closures, CPNI has said

Ask Your Pharmacist Week has kicked off, with pharmacies around the country providing information on medicines safety

Adalimumab (Humira; AbbVie) is a biological medicine used to treat conditions including rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn’s disease