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ADHD drugs shortages causing panic among some patients

Some patients are asking pharmacies to dispense their doses in different combinations to meet their prescriptions.

09 Oct 2023

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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

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Pharmacy2U picks up LloydsDirect for an undisclosed amount

The merger brings together the UK’s two biggest online pharmacy businesses.

09 Oct 2023

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Regional multiples boost market share by 40% as large chains downsize

The number of pharmacies owned by mid-size operators has leapt by 40 per cent in the 12 months to April.

06 Oct 2023

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Moderna's dual flu and Covid vaccine produces promising trial results

The vaccine, called mRNA-1083, produced a similar or greater immune response to Fluarix and Fluzone HD and a similar immune response to Spikevax.

06 Oct 2023

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Positive workplace culture to the fore in ACTNow 2023

Pharmacist Support's annual campaign will focus on resources and strategies supporting colleagues facing distress, and fostering a growth mindset

05 Oct 2023

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Rising business costs see Day Lewis’s profits fall by a quarter

Rise in turnover offset by 17 per cent jump in administrative spending in 2022-23

05 Oct 2023

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Phoenix UK digital director becomes PharmAssist Solutions MD

Alex Potter succeeds Amar Randhawa, PharmAssist’s founder and managing director who recently stepped down.

05 Oct 2023

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All valproate products now classified as special containers

New reimbursement procedures for valproate-containing medicines announced

04 Oct 2023

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Pharmacy workload, wellbeing and patient safety report published

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Pharmacist Support call for employers to be supported to “actively look at managing workload."

04 Oct 2023

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RPS supports pharmacy technicians using PGDs but with caveats

The professional leadership body said they should do so but only once they have received the “right training, education and workplace support.”

03 Oct 2023

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Alliance Healthcare raise over £100k for three charities

Money was raised for Action Medical Research, Vitamin Angels UK and the Theodora Children’s Charity.

03 Oct 2023

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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

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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

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Independents celebrated at Independent Pharmacy Awards

The awards, which brought together luminaries from pharmacy, politics and the wider NHS, saw six winners presented with accolades.

02 Oct 2023

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Action plan needed after damning pharmacy workforce equality report

According to NHE England’s report, BAME pharmacy team members experience more discrimination, harassment and poorer career progression than white staff.

28 Sep 2023

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