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Vaccinations

NHS plans Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Spring 2025

Government accepts JCVI advice that the NHS should plan for a Covid-19 vaccination programme in spring 2025.

17 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

Enhanced Services

First Independent Prescriber Pathfinder pharmacy goes live with CLEO SOLO

Well Pharmacy in Keighley first Independent Prescriber Pathfinder site to test system which will allow pharmacists to generate prescriptions via EPS.

17 Dec 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Business environment

Ex-Rowlands MD’s prescription delivery firm put into administration and sold

Remedi Solutions saw losses deepen by over 150% to £4m in the year to 2023.

17 Dec 2024 , 3 Min Article

Education & training

GPhC beefs up quality assurance processes for education and training

Regulator wants to improve engagement with course providers.

16 Dec 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Medication safety

Rethinking co-drug names could prevent errors

Standardised nomenclature for combination formulations could prevent errors, new research suggests.

16 Dec 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Child & teen health

Puberty blockers ban to last ‘indefinitely’

Streeting says ban will made indefinite as current guidance poses 'unacceptable' risk.

16 Dec 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Public health

CCA: Expand Pharmacy First to build on pharmacists’ antibiotics role

The Company Chemists' Association's report said pharmacists were only supplying antibiotics when appropriate.

12 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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People

Pharmacist left patient ‘begging’ for out-of-stock epilepsy drug, inquest told

An inquest into Charlie Marriage's death heard he spent three hours in the pharmacy because the pharmacist did not tell him Fycompa was not in stock.

11 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

Business environment

Boots could be sold off as private equity firm eyes US parent

Reports circulate that potential WBA buyer not interested in hanging on to Boots.

11 Dec 2024 , 2 Min Article

Sexual health

RPS supports call for national EHC service in England

The current inequity for accessing free EHC in England is unacceptable, with only half of pharmacies offering this service, says RPS.

10 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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People

Pharmacy dispenser faces prison after admitting stealing and selling drugs

Lanarkshire woman pleaded guilty to nine charges of stealing and being involved in the supply of CDs.

10 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Medicines

Almost 17m items for dependency-forming medicines prescribed in second quarter

Opioids were the most prescribed in quarter two of 2024-25 with 9.85 million items.

10 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

Policy

10 Year Plan offers opportunity to put pharmacy on sustainable footing says GPhC

Equipping pharmacies to respond to a shift in care from hospitals to communities will be a vital, says regulator.

10 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

Legal

CMA accepts £23m commitment from Vifor to settle IV iron case

Vifor Pharma has offered to make a £23m payment to the NHS to address concerns over potentially misleading claims about a competitor’s IV iron treatment.

10 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

Digital & technology

Cegedim is latest system supplier to support EPS in Wales

Cegedim has become the seventh pharmacy system supplier to support the roll out of EPS in Wales.

10 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

Regulations

Defunct pharmacy loses fresh £90k data breach appeal

Doorstep Dispensaree's next appeal against GDPR fine dismissed by three judges

10 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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