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MHRA launches Yellow Card ‘biobank’ to learn how genes affect medicines safety

Allopurinol skin reactions will be first focus for voluntary biobank pilot

25 May 2023 , 1 min article

Two new faces on RPS English Pharmacy Board after elections

Danny Bartlett and Sarwat (Sorbi) Khattak join the board on very low turnout.

24 May 2023 , 1 min article

Rowlands boosts presence in Scotland with LloydsPharmacy purchases

Rowlands Pharmacy has acquired 30 LloydsPharmacy branches in Scotland.

24 May 2023 , 2 min article

Tesco Pharmacy targets younger men over diabetes risk

Diabetes UK and the supermarket pharmacy chain have teamed up to encourage young men to assess their T2 diabetes risk before symptoms appear.

23 May 2023 , 3 min article

Experienced London operator buys high-volume pharmacy

Eastry Pharmacy dispenses an average of 11,443 items a month and “is the main pharmacy in East Kent for Yellow Fever vaccinations.”

23 May 2023 , 1 min article

RPS and Marie Curie collaborate on pharmacy end-of-life care

Community pharmacies can now sign up to the Daffodil Standards for end-of-life care.

22 May 2023 , 2 min article

Breaking news

MHRA launches Yellow Card ‘biobank’ to learn how genes affect medicines safety

Allopurinol skin reactions will be first focus for voluntary biobank pilot

Two new faces on RPS English Pharmacy Board after elections

Danny Bartlett and Sarwat (Sorbi) Khattak join the board on very low turnout.

Rowlands boosts presence in Scotland with LloydsPharmacy purchases

Rowlands Pharmacy has acquired 30 LloydsPharmacy branches in Scotland.

Tesco Pharmacy targets younger men over diabetes risk

Diabetes UK and the supermarket pharmacy chain have teamed up to encourage young men to assess their T2 diabetes risk before symptoms appear.

Experienced London operator buys high-volume pharmacy

Eastry Pharmacy dispenses an average of 11,443 items a month and “is the main pharmacy in East Kent for Yellow Fever vaccinations.”

RPS and Marie Curie collaborate on pharmacy end-of-life care

Community pharmacies can now sign up to the Daffodil Standards for end-of-life care.

‘Vast majority of HRT products in good supply’ says Caulfield after SSP

A serious shortage protocol for Utrogestan 100mg capsules restricts supply of the medicine to two-month prescriptions.

Minister: Pharmacy closures not a sign of Government failure

How patients use their pharmacies will be 'the real measure' says Lord Markham

Clinical

MHRA launches Yellow Card ‘biobank’ to learn how genes affect medicines safety

Allopurinol skin reactions will be first focus for voluntary biobank pilot

1 Min Article

Clinical

Tesco Pharmacy targets younger men over diabetes risk

Diabetes UK and the supermarket pharmacy chain have teamed up to encourage young men to assess their T2 diabetes risk before symptoms appear.

3 Min Article

Clinical

ICBs show great interest in community pharmacist prescribing

A total of 15 clinical services for independent prescribing through community pharmacy have been proposed by ICBs.

3 Min Article

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Clinical

Clinical news: Community pharmacy on TARGET with AMS

Research suggests that the PQS has incentivised antimicrobial stewardship in community pharmacy in England.

4 Min Article

Clinical

Antidepressants prescribed for chronic pain despite ‘insufficient’ evidence

'Reliable evidence' for duloxetine but not other medicines prescribed for chronic pain

1 Min Article

Clinical

Pharmacist prescribing outpaced by nurses

Non-medical prescribing under the spotlight in Scotland.

2 Min Article

Clinical

Pharmacy teams make 33k safety interventions in OAC audit

Pharmacy teams offered advice and clinical interventions to tens of thousands during audit

1 Min Article

Clinical

People with LTCs struggle to access medicine, research reveals

The Prescription Charges Coalition called on the government to freeze the prescription charge next year.

1 Min Article

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Clinical

NICE comes out against bath additives in childhood eczema

A draft guideline says bath emollients should not be prescribed in children under 12 years.

2 Min Article

Clinical

Original pack dispensing to be allowed as Government confirms law changes

Legislation change on OPD and whole-pack dispensing of valproate medicines to go ahead

1 Min Article

Clinical

RPS rejoins FIP more than a year after leaving

RPS president Claire Anderson said it decided to rejoin after listening to its members.

1 Min Article

Clinical

NHSE unveils new plan to tackle inappropriate prescribing

Patients will have a review with GPs and pharmacists to determine if the prescribing of painkillers and other medicines should be reduced.

1 Min Article

Business

Rowlands boosts presence in Scotland with LloydsPharmacy purchases

Rowlands Pharmacy has acquired 30 LloydsPharmacy branches in Scotland.

2 Min Article

Business

LloydsPharmacy rejects ‘enhanced redundancy’ claim from ex-Sainsbury’s staff

PDA considering appeal options as LloydsPharmacy refuses to pay out enhanced redundancy

1 Min Article

Business

LloydsPharmacy incorporates 70 new pharmacy businesses amid sell off reports

Dozens of new businesses incorporated amid reports of widespread sell off

1 Min Article

Business

Drugs industry sits down with Government to discuss VPAS successor

ABPI meets Government and NHSE to discuss new voluntary pricing scheme

1 Min Article

Business

DH rolls back 100-hour pharmacies' opening obligations by over a quarter

'Divisive' new regulations only allow extended hours pharmacies to reduce opening times

1 Min Article

Business

Shadow health secretary ‘alarmed’ by LloydsPharmacy closures

'We've got to grip that challenge,' says Wes Streeting in King's Fund address.

1 Min Article

Business

Superdrug to expand 'retail footprint' with 25 new stores

Company confirms some of the new stores will contain a pharmacy

1 Min Article

Business

DH imposes discount deduction hike ‘under pressure from NHSE’

Ministers impose rate increase to 20 per cent on generics after PSNC rejects it

1 Min Article

Business

Monthly fee for 101 dispensed items to start next month

The DHSC and NHS England warned the £533 monthly payment will reduce “if clinical service volumes grow beyond" its forecasts.

1 Min Article

Business

Boots retail sales up 16pc in Q2

Beauty was standout performer, while pharmacy sales up 2 per cent "despite challenging sector backdrop"

1 Min Article

Business

WBA reportedly planning second attempt to sell off Boots

WBA executive team reportedly under 'huge pressure' to divest European operations.

1 Min Article

Business

Well: 15 per cent profit dip partly due to ‘rising payroll costs’

Multiple says Covid revenue hit and rising locum costs ate into profit margin in 2021-22.

1 Min Article

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Breaking news

MHRA launches Yellow Card ‘biobank’ to learn how genes affect medicines safety

Two new faces on RPS English Pharmacy Board after elections

Rowlands boosts presence in Scotland with LloydsPharmacy purchases

Tesco Pharmacy targets younger men over diabetes risk

Experienced London operator buys high-volume pharmacy

RPS and Marie Curie collaborate on pharmacy end-of-life care

Breaking news

MHRA launches Yellow Card ‘biobank’ to learn how genes affect medicines safety

Two new faces on RPS English Pharmacy Board after elections

Rowlands boosts presence in Scotland with LloydsPharmacy purchases

Tesco Pharmacy targets younger men over diabetes risk

Experienced London operator buys high-volume pharmacy

RPS and Marie Curie collaborate on pharmacy end-of-life care

‘Vast majority of HRT products in good supply’ says Caulfield after SSP

Minister: Pharmacy closures not a sign of Government failure

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MHRA launches Yellow Card ‘biobank’ to learn how genes affect medicines safety

Tesco Pharmacy targets younger men over diabetes risk

ICBs show great interest in community pharmacist prescribing

Clinical news: Community pharmacy on TARGET with AMS

Antidepressants prescribed for chronic pain despite ‘insufficient’ evidence

Pharmacist prescribing outpaced by nurses

Pharmacy teams make 33k safety interventions in OAC audit

People with LTCs struggle to access medicine, research reveals

NICE comes out against bath additives in childhood eczema

Original pack dispensing to be allowed as Government confirms law changes

RPS rejoins FIP more than a year after leaving

NHSE unveils new plan to tackle inappropriate prescribing

Business

Rowlands boosts presence in Scotland with LloydsPharmacy purchases

LloydsPharmacy rejects ‘enhanced redundancy’ claim from ex-Sainsbury’s staff

LloydsPharmacy incorporates 70 new pharmacy businesses amid sell off reports

Drugs industry sits down with Government to discuss VPAS successor

DH rolls back 100-hour pharmacies' opening obligations by over a quarter

Shadow health secretary ‘alarmed’ by LloydsPharmacy closures

Superdrug to expand 'retail footprint' with 25 new stores

DH imposes discount deduction hike ‘under pressure from NHSE’

Monthly fee for 101 dispensed items to start next month

Boots retail sales up 16pc in Q2

WBA reportedly planning second attempt to sell off Boots

Well: 15 per cent profit dip partly due to ‘rising payroll costs’