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Weight loss medicines – what you need to know

Pharmacists must be aware of critical factors when supplying weight loss medications to ensure safety and compliance.

09 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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NPA Essential: August 2024

This month's news the National Pharmacy Association.

02 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Get the right professional adviser

As an independent pharmacy business owner, it is crucial you have the support of the right professional advisers.

24 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Ask About Asthma campaign focuses on young people

Resources and educational support available for pharmacists.

16 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Neurodiversity in pharmacy

Much work is still to be done in pharmacy when it comes to disabilities and neurodiversity, as Richard Hough and Thorrun Govind explain.

10 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Charac partners with ECG to provide end-to-end digital PGD service

Healthcare provider Charac is partnering with training provider ECG to develop an end-to-end digital PGD service for community pharmacies, to launch at the end of July

24 Jun 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Update your GPhC fitness-to-practise knowledge

Richard Hough and Deepika Raino take independent pharmacists through the GPhC's revised guidance on hearings and outcomes.

10 Jun 2024 , 1 Min Article

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NPA Essential: June 2024

This month's news from the National Pharmacy Association.

07 Jun 2024 , 1 Min Article

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New role will improve communication between pharmacies and GPs in PCNs

NHS England said community pharmacy PCN engagement leads will be the “point of contact” between pharmacies and practices within PCNs.

31 May 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Pharmacy First provision is a “postcode lottery” says CCA

Trade body calls on policymakers to adopt a three-pronged strategy to support the new service.

30 May 2024 , 4 Min Article

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Inheritance tax planning

What do independent pharmacists need to know when it comes to inheritance tax? Vinku Shah provides an insight.

22 May 2024 , 1 Min Article

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DiCE responds to PDA concerns over online prescribing guidance

“The providers interacting in the DiCE Forum would strongly refute that their service was unprofessional or solely commercially driven."

14 May 2024 , 2 Min Article

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GPhC fitness to practice investigations

What should a registrant do if they find themselves the subject of a fitness to practise investigation?

14 May 2024 , 1 Min Article

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PDA ‘cannot support’ online prescribing guidance from DiCE

The Pharmacist's Defence Association says it cannot support new guidance for the online prescribing of GLP-1 receptor antagonists from Digital Clinical Excellence, because it conflicts with an expert report from the GPhC.

07 May 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Avoid HMRC locum clawbacks

Richard Hough and Brendan McAleese provide an overview of the considerations under employment law.

30 Apr 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist shortlisted as Labour candidate for general election

Sadik Al-Hassan said his candidacy will help “promote the profile of pharmacy and its involvement in politics."

11 Apr 2024 , 1 Min Article

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