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Medicines

NICE recommends new treatment for advanced Parkinson’s

Foslevodopa-foscarbidopa gets NICE recommendation after manufacturer addresses issues

31 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy team

How ‘lifesaving’ Boots pharmacist treated near-fatal bee sting

'The outcome could have been very different for me' says Joan Johnston

30 Oct 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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Policy

BMA: All pharmacy funding streams should be available to dispensing doctors

Dispensing GPs should have access to the same services and funding as pharmacies, says BMA

20 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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Coronavirus

Pharmacies to be paid £4 per transaction in coming lateral flow kit service

Limited version of Pharmacy Collect to launch for at-risk patients from November 6

18 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Business

Boots pharmacy sales up 10 per cent against last year

Boots UK reports strong year-on-year growth as parent company intensifies cost-cutting

12 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Business

Boots parent company appoints new CEO as it ‘right-sizes’ business operations

Tim Wentworth will bring several years' experience in the US pharmacy market

11 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC sets its sights on three more underperforming universities

Regulator to watch closely how candidates from three pharmacy schools fare in November

10 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Business environment

Boots pharmacists to receive 5% pay increase from November 1

One-off £750 payment for eligible pharmacists and managers in addition to pay uplift

09 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