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AAH says it screens its drivers after three men sentenced for theft

The men were sentenced for stealing some of the wholesaler’s drugs so they could be sold on the black market.

18 May 2022

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Royal Pharmaceutical Society appoints new chief scientist

Professor Parastou Donyai succeeds Professor Gino Martini and starts next month.

17 May 2022

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Dears Pharmacy and PocDoc launch lipid testing service

Scheme uses smartphone testing and includes a statin prescribing option.

17 May 2022

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Quadrant recall batch of mefenamic acid tablets

Batch number 107082 found to have a defective layer of film coating.

17 May 2022

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Ethnicity and deprivation factors in Covid jab uptake

Black pregnant women are least likely to be vaccinated against Covid, according to new figures. 

17 May 2022

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New digital resource will reduce opioid harm

Online dashboard will allow pharmacists and GPs to understand prescribing patterns.

17 May 2022

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Chief pharmacists announce professional leadership commission

The NHS seeks to address a missing piece in pharmacy leadership jigsaw.

16 May 2022

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Prescription charges in England frozen for first time in 12 years

The cost of NHS prescriptions in England is to be pegged for the first time in over a decade. 

16 May 2022

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Boots owner has paid out "billions" in dividends

Dividend payments for Boots' parent company makes headlines in Sunday Times.

15 May 2022

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Community sector 'essential' to integrated care vision, says new CPhO

New CPhO sets out his vision for pharmacy.

13 May 2022

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I want successful businesses to join me, says ‘super pharmacy’ CEO

Alitam chief sets out his ambitions to disrupt the sector.

13 May 2022

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Well’s decision to drop Covid isolation rules attracts political scrutiny

Scottish Government expects pharmacies to follow national guidance on self-isolation, says Yousaf.

13 May 2022

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GPhC scraps two-year rule for pharmacists training as prescribers

GPhC relaxes rules for those who want to train as independent prescribers.

13 May 2022

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More online pharmacies are failing GPhC standards

The regulator said a number of clinically inexperienced pharmacist prescribers are working for online pharmacies.

13 May 2022

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Pharmacists looking at a GP partnership must protect their rights

Ross Clark from Hempsons said that without a signed deed a partnership can be “highly unstable”.

13 May 2022

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Superdrug launches £99 perimenopause blood test service

Screening service will assess reproductive hormone levels as well as nutritional deficiencies and thyroid function.

12 May 2022

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