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Legal

Get to grips with legal jargon.

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Drug companies "carved up the market" alleges watchdog

AMCo, Morningside and Alliance Healthcare have been accused of illegal market sharing over nitrofurantoin.

24 Jul 2019 , 2 Min Article

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NPA: Check status of CBD products or risk insurance cover

NPA members must ascertain the contents of any CBD products they intend to sell or risk losing their indemnity.

15 Jul 2019 , 1 Min Article

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Reissner: RPS public body status may impact legal case

David Reissner says it is “by no means clear” the RPS is a public body as Sid Dajani presses for a judicial review.

10 Jul 2019 , 1 Min Article

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Numark debuts error reporting service

The Pharmapod solution is said to be an intuitive and profession-specific platform.

27 Aug 2018 , 1 Min Article

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General Data Protection Regulation

Dealing with requests to delete an individual's personal data.

17 Jul 2018 , 2 Min Article

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GPhC wants views on updated disclosure policy

The regulatory body is seeking views on two key policy changes.

04 Jul 2018 , 1 Min Article

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Stamping out bullying at your pharmacy

We would hope that school bullies would grow out of their bad habits when they become adults, but unfortunately bullying does occur in the workplace.

20 Jun 2018 , 1 Min Article

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Court of Appeal to hear NPA case on health inequalities

The NPA argues that the DH failed to properly consider the impact of the cuts in deprived areas.

20 May 2018 , 1 Min Article

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All pharmacies need Data Protection Officer, says PSNC

PSNC is disappointed by the current stance that the government has taken.

13 May 2018 , 1 Min Article

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CEST review - have you received an HMRC letter?

Contractors are advised to give this letter urgent attention.

10 May 2018 , 1 Min Article

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Convoluted conversations

Our correspondent discovers that when it comes to genomics, it appears that the genie's out of the bottle.

16 Apr 2018 , 2 Min Article

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Gearing up for GDPR

Laura Reed, head of professional development at Numark, gives you the heads up on preparing for the introduction of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) this May

19 Mar 2018 , 2 Min Article

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NPA concern over super-regulator proposals

Proposals to create a health sector super-regulator could dilute pharmacy expertise within the regulatory regime, the NPA fears.

24 Jan 2018 , 2 Min Article

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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

The GDPR will come into effect in the UK from 25 May 2018, regardless of Brexit. Organisations, including pharmacies, currently required to comply with the UK Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) for processing personal data, will need to be compliant with the GDPR.

12 Jan 2018 , 1 Min Article

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Modern Slavery Act 2015: What are my obligations?

The NPA has published new resources to help members discharge their obligations under the Modern Slavery Act

14 Sep 2017 , 1 Min Article

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Sigma wins 2017 PING Award for Innovation

Sigma's new picking/packing warehouse development is first in Britain to merge FMD standards into the operation.

06 Jul 2017 , 1 Min Article