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Public health

Over 21 million antidepressant drugs prescribed in three months

Over 21 million antidepressant drug items prescribed between July and September

08 Dec 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Regulations

MHRA issues defect notice for hyoscine butylbromide batch

Some packs found to contain the wrong patient information leaflet, says MHRA

22 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Clinical services

Greater Manchester sees 97 per cent of practices sign up to CPCS

Nearly 14,000 appointments have been referred to pharmacies since April last year

15 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Over 6,500 diabetes education packs supplied to 330 pharmacies

Resources will help pharmacy teams and diabetes patients improve their understanding of the disease

14 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Cost of primary care prescribing rose £100m last year

Primary care prescriptions accounted for 50 per cent of all prescribing costs, says NHS BSA

10 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

DHSC alerts contractors to out-of-stock medicines

Dipyridamole 100mg tablets are out of stock until early December

08 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

MP tries to resuscitate drug price labelling legislation to cut waste

Patients should be encouraged to 'do their bit' to cut spending, says South Thanet MP

27 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy team

NHS Somerset aims for 6,000 GP CPCS monthly consultations

GPs in Somerset referring 1,000 patients to pharmacies each month, says commissioner

25 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Digital & technology

Pharmacies across England lack digital resources, reveals study

Over half of pharmacies experience at least one IT shutdown each month

20 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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