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People

Pharmacy minister stands down to focus efforts on constituency

Neil O'Brien resigns ministerial post as Sunak performs cabinet reshuffle

13 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Medicines

Eight per cent leap in community prescribing costs

NHS in England spent £9.6 billion on primary care medicines in 2022-23

08 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Pharmacists ‘not incentivised to understand medicines management needs’

Start-up says patients should be able to self-refer to pharmacies after hospital discharge

27 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Don’t repeat flu jab start date chaos, sector tells Barclay

CPE spearheads joint call for early talks on next year's national immunisation programme

26 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Fake Ozempic pens found at two UK wholesalers

No evidence that falsified Ozempic pens made their way to UK pharmacies, says MHRA

19 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Medicines

How an LPC influenced commissioners to rethink branded generics savings approach

North East London ICB to come out with new position statement on branded generics

16 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Depression service pilot gets approval from first patients

Promising early results from NMS depression pilot revealed: latest data.

16 Oct 2023 , 3 Min Article

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Regulations

All valproate products now classified as special containers

New reimbursement procedures for valproate-containing medicines announced

04 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Britons not making use of free health checks, research indicates

Four in 10 attend no health checks while smear test attendance is well below European average

02 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Women's health

Free EHC now available to all women from Cornwall pharmacies

Council to fund free pharmacy EHC provision for all 'regardless of age'

02 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article