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Mohammad Javed admitted governance failures while working at Your Prescriptions Ltd and Al Shafa Pharmacy.
09 Mar 2026 , 1 Min Article
Sukhi Basra said pharmacists were already deprescribing “informally” and should be funded for it.
07 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article
The NHS Business Services Authority said 4.37 million patients in England were prescribed the medicines between April and June 2025.
15 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article
The National Records of Scotland said the number of deaths fell to its lowest figure since 2017.
05 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article
The number of patients prescribed the medicines fell by 14 per cent, going from 8.1 million in 2016-17 to seven million in 2024-25.
31 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article
Opioids were the most prescribed in quarter two of 2024-25 with 9.85 million items.
10 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article
NHS Business Services Authority said 7.1 million patients were prescribed the medicines, a 13 per cent decrease from 2015-16.
05 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article
Belfast pharmacist who could not explain drug register discrepancies spared jail
02 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article
Coroner issues damning criticism of companies selling medicines online.
19 Jun 2024 , 2 Min Article
Humanity has used opioids for millennia – Sumerian clay tablets from about 3000 BC mention the opium poppy. It’s telling that we are still trying to find the most effective way to use them, says Mark Greener.
16 Feb 2023 , 6 Min Article
When it comes to tackling the over-prescribing of opioids, growing NHS waiting lists may be undoing any good work.
24 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article
This CPD module provides community pharmacists with an overview of some of the major developments in pharmacy practice during the past 12 months.
18 Dec 2020 , 5 Min Module
This module aims to provide an overview of the major developments in pharmacy practice during 2020.
10 Dec 2020 , 4 Min Module
