Medication safety

Ensure as a pharmacy technician you're putting the patient first by staying up to date with the latest medication safety news and patient safety training courses.

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10 million at risk of codeine dependency, ITV documentary claims

Survey for ITV suggests many take codeine for longer than recommended

01 Jun 2026

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Hypertension drug recalled after wrong strength found in pack

Ramipril batch recalled after HCP found quadruple-strength capsules in pack

29 May 2026

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Sertraline batch recalled after pack found containing citalopram

Patient complains after finding citalopram blister strip in prescribed sertraline pack

28 Apr 2026

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MHRA eases cold-chain transport requirements for Wegovy

Novo Nordisk gains MHRA approval for relaxed delivery requirements

27 Apr 2026

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NPA teams up with kidney charity to warn against NSAID over-reliance

Kidney Care UK and NPA teaming up on March awareness campaign

12 Mar 2026

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Coroner calls for opioid deprescribing support after fentanyl death

Coroner reports on death of woman prescribed fentanyl since 2011

10 Mar 2026

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Coroner: Failure to renew methotrexate advice since Pharmacy First creates ‘ambiguity’

Guidelines from 2017 now lead to 'ambiguity' since Pharmacy First launch, inquest finds

25 Feb 2026

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Coroner: Lack of pharmacy access to patient records a factor in drug interaction death

Pharmacists would 'likely' have spotted drug contraindication with record access, finds coroner

05 Feb 2026

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Coroner: GP surgery failed to carry out meds review in ‘drug seeking’ patient

New surgery should have offered review to man prescribed numerous pain medicines, inquest finds

09 Dec 2025

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Coroner: Mechanic bought overdose medicines without wholesale licence

Business owner used trade account to 'bulk buy' paracetamol, coroner finds.

03 Nov 2025

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National investigation launched into ‘skinny jab’ hospitalisations

MHRA launches study as hundreds of GLP-1 users hospitalised

27 Jun 2025

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Rethinking co-drug names could prevent errors

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

16 Dec 2024

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Coroner urges pharmacy to review Easter dispensing after overdose death

Elderly woman received excess diazepam and codeine due to Easter bank holiday, says coroner

28 Nov 2024

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Scottish nurse died after buying Mounjaro from online pharmacy

Weight loss injections listed as a contributing factor in Susan McGowan's death.

11 Nov 2024

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Woman died after taking medicine from husband’s ‘identical’ dosette box

Pharmacy bodies respond to coroner's report on Berkshire woman's death

16 Oct 2024

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‘Advance’ methadone dispensing contributed to overdose death, says coroner

Coroner questions pharmacy's decision to 'use discretion' when dispensing methadone

20 Aug 2024

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