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DH: Giving pharmacists switching powers could make shortages worse

Government 'looking very closely' into giving pharmacists flexibility says civil servant

13 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Coroner: Online pharmacy’s ‘tick-box’ model contributed to fatal overdose

Coroner urges Wes Streeting to set out Labour's position on online prescribing models

03 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Value of illegal medicines seized by MHRA rises by a third

Over £40m worth of illegal medicines taken out of black market circulation in 2024.

29 Jan 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Batches of cough medicine recalled after contamination fears

Bells Healthcare advised pharmacists and other retailers to stop supplying the affected batches immediately.

21 Jan 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Toddler died after pharmacy could not amend amoxicillin script

Coroner urges Streeting to consider legislation change after toddler's death from sepsis.

14 Jan 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Coroner: Man suffered fatal fall after receiving IOU for epilepsy drug

David Crompton suffered a fall while his Tegretol supply was interrupted, finds inquest

10 Jan 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Almost 17m items for dependency-forming medicines prescribed in second quarter

Opioids were the most prescribed in quarter two of 2024-25 with 9.85 million items.

10 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Latest figures show rise in antidepressant items prescribed

Between July and September this year, 23 million antidepressant items were prescribed to about 6.9 million patients.

05 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Community pharmacies’ take-home naloxone powers kick in today

Community pharmacies can now order and supply take-home naloxone kits.

02 Dec 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Almost 50 hospitalised after taking weight loss drugs, warns MHRA

MHRA issues GLP-1 receptor agonist warning to pharmacy teams.

24 Oct 2024 , 2 Min Article

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NICE rejects second Alzheimer’s drug for NHS use

In a controversial decision, NICE decides that donanemab does not demonstrate value for the NHS.

23 Oct 2024 , 3 Min Article

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