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Pregnancy & baby care

Pharmacists’ knowledge on managing morning sickness “suboptimal”

Community pharmacists found wanting on antiemetic usage and safety.

04 Nov 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Pain relief

NSAIDs continue to be a source of avoidable harm

Problematic NSAID prescribing costs NHS England an estimated £31m over 10 years, says a new study.

26 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Medicines

New valproate safety materials released by MHRA

Updated regulatory measures are now in place to reduce the known harms from valproate.

09 Feb 2024 , 3 Min Article

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‘Lack of clarity’ on pharmacy delivery drivers’ roles, coroner warns GPhC

Hull coroner writes to GPhC after investigating death of patient who fell at home

18 Jul 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Legal

Don’t comply with ‘advance clinical check’ SOPs, PDA urges pharmacists

Practice exposes pharmacists to possible FtP and legal risks, says PDA

28 Feb 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Regulations

TV investigation reveals ‘dozens’ of fake online pharmacies

Illegal websites selling different strengths or active ingredients to those advertised

01 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Substance misuse

Patient alert issued over 'unprecedented' opioid overdoses

PHE issues a national alert after an "unprecedented number of overdoses".

18 Aug 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Sharp drop in pharmacy safety reports during pandemic

Pharmacies may not be reporting incidents due to Covid-19 work pressures, the NPA has warned.

27 Oct 2020 , 1 Min Article

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MHRA launches Covid-19 Yellow Card reporting site

The MHRA has launched a new Yellow Card reporting site specifically for Covid-19 healthcare products.

05 May 2020 , 1 Min Article