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Well opens pharmacy at Heathrow

Well has opened a pharmacy in terminal two at Heathrow airport.

26 Aug 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy Show postponed to 2021

This year’s Pharmacy Show has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, and will instead take place on October 17-18 2021 at the Birmingham NEC.

26 Aug 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Refuse to provide free deliveries, PSNC urges contractors

Community pharmacies should stop providing free services, the PSNC has warned.

21 Aug 2020 , 1 Min Article

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LloydsPharmacy Superintendent to retire

Professor Steve Howard, clinical standards director for McKesson UK and superintendent pharmacist for LloydsPharmacy is to retire at the end of December after 35 years with the company. 

20 Aug 2020 , 1 Min Article

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DHSC announces first price concessions for August

The Department of Health and Social Care has today announced the first wave of price concesssions for August.

19 Aug 2020 , 1 Min Article

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GSK & Pfizer close landmark OTC merger

GSK Consumer Healthcare and Pfizer Consumer Healthcare have announced the creation of a new joint venture as they reach the end of a lengthy merger process. 

 

17 Aug 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Amazon Pharmacy launches in India

E-commerce giant Amazon has launched an online pharmacy business in India, offering a combination of prescription and OTC medicines.

14 Aug 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Revamped NHS Test and Trace app being tested

Isle of Wight and Newham are testbeds for new version of NHS Test and Trace app.

14 Aug 2020 , 2 Min Article

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Well plans to axe all non-pharmacist managers

Well Pharmacy has informed its non-pharmacist branch managers that it is seeking to “remove this role from our operational structure".

13 Aug 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Covid SOP update: Flexible opening measures removed

A flexible hours policy that has allowed pharmacies to operate with their doors closed to the public has now been rescinded.

12 Aug 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Lloyds to close more stores as online business booms

A "small number" of LloydsPharmacy stores may soon be closed due to the financial impact Covid-19 is having on the business.

10 Aug 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Locums without flu training could be out of work this winter

Many locums could find themselves out of work this winter as some companies give priorities to those with flu training.

10 Aug 2020 , 1 Min Article

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DHSC issues three more July concessions - in August

The Department of Health and Social Care issued another three drug price concessions for July on August 7.

10 Aug 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Ask Your Pharmacist week returns in November

This year’s Ask Your Pharmacist week will take place in November, the National Pharmacy Association has said.

07 Aug 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Roll out of EPS 4 being accelerated

Pharmacies should see hand signed FP10s replaced with Phase 4 tokens.

06 Aug 2020 , 1 Min Article

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PSNC reminds pharmacies to report drug quota issues

The PSNC reminds pharmacies to report difficulties drug quotas have caused them in sourcing medicines.

06 Aug 2020 , 1 Min Article

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