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Digital & technology

MHRA upholds complaint against online pharmacy for Viagra promotion

An online pharmacy advertised prescription Viagra formulations to the public, finds MHRA.

25 Jan 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Leadership

Pressure mounts on RSG as questions raised over equality for independents

NPA puts pressure on steering group as questions asked about how much independents are engaging.

25 Jan 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy sales in north topped £20m in 2021, claims broker

Christie and Co associate director Jon Booth said “appetite from buyers" is "continuing to improve".

25 Jan 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Employment

Boots urged to clarify if pharmacists can work elsewhere as it cuts hours

Some pharmacists are to have their hours cut by more than 10 per cent, the PDA claims.

24 Jan 2022 , 1 Min Article

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PDA

Government must abandon conversion therapy altogether, says PDA

The PDA's LGBT+ Network says a consultation on plans to ban the therapy has not gone far enough.

24 Jan 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Clinical services

Pharmacist antibiotic prescribing rose when testing rules were dropped

Prescribing rates more than doubled in Welsh STTT service when testing requirements were dropped.

24 Jan 2022 , 1 Min Article

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People

Sheffield pharmacy celebrates 70 years of offering daily service

Wicker Pharmacy has opened seven days a week since January 21 1952.

21 Jan 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Coronavirus

Keep wearing masks in pharmacies, patients urged as Plan B dropped

The UKHSA guidance on masks in healthcare settings will continue to apply.

21 Jan 2022 , 1 Min Article

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London pharmacies delivered five million Covid jabs last year

Cullimore Chemist in Barnet was the first pharmacy in London to deliver a Covid vaccine.

20 Jan 2022 , 1 Min Article

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NHS survey paints complex picture of pharmacist vacancies

Vacancies have doubled, but the number of FTE pharmacists per pharmacy has also risen.

20 Jan 2022 , 2 Min Article