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NHS England approves prescribing curbs on seven more items.

The director of pharmacy for NHS Lothian Angela Timoney clocks up another first as chair of SIGN council.

Obesity has trumped cancer as the leading cause of four cancers.

The current pharmacy training model is not sustainable for future workforce requirements, a HEE report has warned.

Numark campaign encourages pharmacists to highlight why patients should support their local pharmacy and not go online.

Pharmacy contractors will receive £14 per consultation in the next stage of the DMIRS pilot.

Ash Soni defends his professional credibility after his pharmacy unlawfully dispensed prescriptions two years ago.

Nitin Sodha leaves the NPA board following allegations of NHS price fixing at Lexon UK where he is a director. 

The number of adult smokers has fallen by around 1.8 million in England over seven years.

Anderson calls for decriminalisation of dispensing errors to be extended to hospital pharmacists. 

E-cigarettes and varenicline are associated with higher abstinence rates than other smoking cessation aids.

Boots is targeting 200 loss-making pharmacies for closure but locations are yet to be confirmed.

Pharmacists in independents and small multiples have criticised the RPS for a lack of leadership and relevance.

The PDA has received an increasing number of concerns from newly qualified pharmacists in GP practices.

Sign up for Know Your Numbers! Week which runs from September 9-15.  

The new store in Covent Garden includes prescription collection lockers, express pick-up lanes, extra consultation areas and a redesigned beauty hall  

The PDA's Paul Day reveals pharmacists in GP practices are being asked to carry out tasks beyond their competency.

The DHSC today publishes the final list of drug price concessions for June.

Well Pharmacy CEO John Nuttall is to retire on September 30.

A GPhC survey is seeking views of pharmacists and technicians on their roles, responsibilities and job satisfaction.