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Champix unavailable, return date unknown

Smoking cessation drug Champix is currently unavailable, pharmacies have been warned.

22 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Charity highlights mental health of trainee pharmacists

Pharmacist Support’s ACTNow campaign is this week looking at the wellbeing of trainee pharmacists.

22 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Thorrun Govind appointed EPB chair after RPS election

Community pharmacist Govind says she will use her media experience to connect with both RPS members and nonmembers.

22 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Huge backlash to coverage of pharmacist MP

A satirical tweet and article by right wing political website Guido Fawkes described pharmacist MP Taiwo Owatemi as “selling drugs”.

21 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Dithrocream discontinued over supply chain issues

Dermal Laboratories say they cannot manufacture any more supplies of Dithrocream 0.25%, 0.5% and 1%.

21 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Well launches click and collect prescription service

Well Pharmacy has launched a click and collect service to allow its online patients to pick up their medicines from their local pharmacy.

21 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Online giants urge jab uptake among young people

Social media companies are employing a variety of tactics to persuade young people to have a Covid vaccination.

21 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC urges pharmacies to have valproate safeguards in place

The GPhC has reminded pharmacy teams to ensure they have safeguards in place when prescribing valproate to patients.

21 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Reports of pharmacist oversupply greatly exaggerated

Earlier forecasts of a looming oversupply of pharmacists now appear wildly out of date, writes Jeremy Holmes in his PM column.

18 Jun 2021 , 2 Min Article

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GPs are trying to rewrite history on Covid

General practice may not have literally shut its doors during the pandemic but access has been a massive problem. Why try to rewrite history?

18 Jun 2021 , 2 Min Article

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NICE approves secukinumab for chronic pain condition

NICE has recommended the use of secukinumab as an option for treating a chronic back pain condition affecting young adults.

18 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy workload rises by 50% in Northern Ireland

Work pressures in Northern Ireland’s community pharmacies have risen by half over the past decade, a new KPMG report indicates. 

18 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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RPS: Every pharmacy should stock naloxone

Overdose treatment naloxone should be available from every community pharmacy in Scotland, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has said.

17 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Govt moots compulsory jabs for health workers

Government exploring whether to make Covid jab compulsory for NHS workers – but unclear whether pharmacy teams being considered. 

17 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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NHS eyes 'health MOT' service in pharmacies

Health MOTs at pharmacies, clinics and NHS vaccinations services are set to save thousands of lives.

17 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Urgent recall on 4,400 Co-codamol tablets

MHRA is urgently recalling packs of Co-codamol effervescent tablets amid concerns they may contain too much or too little of the active ingredients.

 

16 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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