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Boots parent pledges $350k for Covid relief in India
Walgreens Boots Alliance has pledged $350,000 to help tackle the dramatic surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths in India.
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Still no clarity on apprenticeship trailblazers
The organisation tasked with supporting a second proposal for a pharmacy apprenticeship decided not to reveal the identities of the employers
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Ask Your Pharmacist Week "more important than ever"
As Ask Your Pharmacist Week kicks off for 2019 the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) says: “it is more important than ever”.
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Diary of a Covid vaccinator: part 2
Writer Asha Fowells returns to her pharmacist roots as she describes in her blog the highs and lows of working in a Covid-19 pharmacy vaccination clinic.
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PSNC Dukes: ‘We’re not the rolling over committee’
PSNC chief Simon Dukes has said the negotiator will be prepared to walk away from any inadequate funding deal proposed by the Government.
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DHSC tackles “inequitable†reimbursement patterns
The Government has launched a consultation on community pharmacy reimbursement reforms.
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'Revolutionary' anti-cholesterol drug to be offered on NHS
NHSE&I said inclisiran will be administered by nurses in GP surgeries.
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Pharmacy teams hailed at 2019 Independent Pharmacy Awards
The Independent Pharmacy Awards at the House of Commons celebrated the role of pharmacy teams across the UK.
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Medicines safety audit guidance from CPPSG to support PQS
The cross-sector Community Pharmacy Patient Safety Group has developed new medicines safety audit guidance.
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Multiples' closures adding up
The UK’s major pharmacy businesses appear to be going through a period of reckoning as cuts begin to really bite.
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Smoking on the decline
The number of adult smokers has fallen by around 1.8 million in England over seven years.
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PCN pharmacist workforce rises 18 per cent in three months
Number of full time PCN pharmacists rose by 18 per cent between March and June.
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Clinical
Dementia linked with hypothyroidism
Study finds a marked association between the two conditions among older people
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Over 10% of patients not receiving valproate cards from pharmacies
Safety requirements for sodium valproate still not being met, says NHS England
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Osteoarthritis increases risk of long-term co-morbidities
OA associated with many and varied comorbidities, new research indicates
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NHS England to offer all T1D patients no-scan glucose monitors
NHSE&I to roll out devices to all Type 1 diabetes patients after new price deal with manufacturer
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Less than half of PPI users have a valid indication
Just 44 per cent of patients in a retrospective Dutch study had a valid indication
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Novo Nordisk warns pharmacists about defective prefilled pens
Batches of NovoRapid FlexTouch and Saxenda FlexTouch prefilled pens affected by defect.
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Medicines-related hospital admissions higher than previously thought
Liverpool researchers found adverse reactions contributed to 16 per cent of admissions
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‘Alarming increase’ in Barrett’s oesophagus
Strong growth in prevalence should be of concern to clinicians, say researchers.
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Smoking may increase risk of developing mental illness
Smoking likely to increase a person's risk of developing schizophrenia, say researchers.
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Proton pump inhibitors linked to higher risk of diabetes
Prolonged use of PPIs raises diabetes risk, Italian researchers conclude.
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NICE says 400,000 people could benefit from new triglyceride drug
Vazkepa can reduce heart attack and stroke in individuals with residual risk despite statin treatment.
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Pharmacies told to stop supplying batch of Phenobarbital 60mg tablets
The MHRA said all remaining stock should be quarantined and returned to its supplier.
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Business
‘Drug shortages are worse than ever – it’s taking up valuable time’
Shortages are worsening and getting harder to predict, says contractor Waqas Ahmad
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PDA: Scottish health secretary should get tough on pharmacy closures
Scotland needs to implement a 'regime of financial sanctions' for repeat offenders, says PDA
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Stocks of insulin product run out while MHRA recalls eye drop batch
Stocks of Insuman Comb 50 100units/ml suspension for injection 3ml cartridges have been exhausted.
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Health board in talks with Lloyds about ‘failures’ in Aberdeen branch
Patients reportedly waiting several hours to collect medicines from Westhill branch of LloydsPharmacy
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MHRA warns companies against online advertising of Kenalog injections
Kenalog injections are not licensed for the treatment of hay fever in the UK
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London pharmacist sells up after 35 years and retires
Naishadkumar Patel ran Kingshield Pharmacy in Brixton which dispenses around 5,600 items a month
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MHRA approves POM to P switch for Sudafed Plus Blocked Nose nasal spray
The product will be available from pharmacies without a prescription following the reclassification
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Scottish multiple expands to 30 with new Glasgow acquisition
Stepps Pharmacy sold through a quick and confidential process, says Christie & Co
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TV investigation reveals ‘dozens’ of fake online pharmacies
Illegal websites selling different strengths or active ingredients to those advertised
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Important message from Pharmacy Magazine
Telephone canvassers have contacted pharmacists making unfounded representations about Pharmacy Magazine.
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Boots delivers medicines to Isle of Wight via drone test flight
Multiple is assessing the potential for longer-term use of drones to deliver medicines.
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Animal medicine seizure notice issued to West Midlands pharmacy
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate seized worming capsules from Jubilee Pharmacy trading as Meditech, Wednesbury, West Midlands.
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