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UK seizes £84m in black market medicines through global partnership

MHRA and Interpol issue latest update on crackdown effort Operation Pangea

01 Nov 2023

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ICS launches campaign to educate public on benefits of GP pharmacists

A video published by Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICS suggested GP pharmacists do “additional” training to help them manage “more complex patients."

01 Nov 2023

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ARRS has resulted in pharmacy closures, says Phoenix chief

Steve Anderson said ARRS has created a “recruitment and retention crisis” in community pharmacy and resulted in pharmacy closures.

31 Oct 2023

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NPA research shows the public recognising pharmacy healthcare role

Over 90 per cent of adults in England now aware that at least some pharmacies offer flu vaccinations, NHS medicines consultations and blood pressure monitoring.

31 Oct 2023

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GPhC apologises to registrants after online revalidation portal crashes

Problems with the myGPhC portal caused registrants to call for an extension to the October 31 deadline.

30 Oct 2023

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‘Spiralling’ drugs tax will force ICBs to find extra £37 million annually

In a report published today, the BGMA said the government's rising tax puts future drug launches in the UK "in jeopardy."

30 Oct 2023

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Number of HRT items prescribed in England increased last year

There was a 35 per cent increase in the number of items prescribed between 2020-21 and 2021-22, according to the NHS Business Services Authority.

27 Oct 2023

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Boots pharmacist suffered harassment relating to race

A tribunal has upheld a pharmacist’s claim that he suffered harassment relating to his race while working at Boots in July 2020.

26 Oct 2023

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Falsified Ozempic pens at two wholesalers recalled, says MHRA

Falsified type 2 diabetes pens were discovered at two wholesalers and arrived in the country from legitimate suppliers.

25 Oct 2023

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University friends buy pharmacy in North London

Huseyin Akpinar and Nabeel Patel acquired Beautychem Pharmacy in Tottenham for an undisclosed price.

24 Oct 2023

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Professional Leadership Advisory Board launches and chair announced

Sir Hugh Taylor, who has held senior roles in the Department of Health and Social Care and Cabinet Office, is the Board’s independent chair.

23 Oct 2023

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Obesity rates in primary school children in England fell in 2022-23

Obesity prevalence among four and five-year-olds in reception classes dropped from 10.1 per cent in 2021-22 to 9.2 per cent in 2022-23.

23 Oct 2023

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HSC Committee: Government ignored childhood vaccine delivery concerns

Health and Social Care Committee chair Steve Brine said he was “extremely disappointed” the government had “failed to respond."

23 Oct 2023

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Government: We will miss 2024 target to end paper and introduce digital prescribing

The government said there has not been enough funding "centrally” to fully implement EPS.

20 Oct 2023

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CCA publishes recommendations for pharmacies’ Covid vaccine role

The Company Chemists’ Association said its measures will allow more community pharmacies in England to provide Covid vaccines.

18 Oct 2023

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Exclusion of community pharmacy from medicines optimisation is 'crazy'

The chief pharmaceutical officer David Webb was told that NHS England has excluded the sector from its medicines optimisation programme.

18 Oct 2023

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