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Boots delivers medicines to Isle of Wight via drone test flight

Multiple is assessing the potential for longer-term use of drones to deliver medicines.

01 Aug 2022

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Animal medicine seizure notice issued to West Midlands pharmacy

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate seized worming capsules from Jubilee Pharmacy trading as Meditech, Wednesbury, West Midlands.  

29 Jul 2022

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Novo Nordisk warns pharmacists about defective prefilled pens

Batches of NovoRapid FlexTouch and Saxenda FlexTouch prefilled pens affected by defect.

21 Jul 2022

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NHS app provided 16 million repeat prescriptions in 12 months

Over 3m GP appointments were booked through the app between June 2021 and May this year.

20 Jul 2022

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PSNC: NHS pay rise ‘a slap in the face’ to pharmacies

Pharmacies desperately need an uplift too, says PSNC chief Morrison

20 Jul 2022

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Haleon launched as GSK demerger complete

Haleon debuted on the London and New York stock exchanges on Monday as the OTC consumer business completed its spin out from GSK

19 Jul 2022

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Medicines-related hospital admissions higher than previously thought

Liverpool researchers found adverse reactions contributed to 16 per cent of admissions

15 Jul 2022

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Phoenix UK set £20,000 goal in BHF fundraising partnership

PHOENIX UK plan on raising £20,000 in year long charity partnership with British Health Foundation

15 Jul 2022

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GPhC to start anonymising FtP cases in October to tackle discrimination

Certain information about registrants will be redacted from files presented to investigating committee.

14 Jul 2022

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WBA head of healthcare innovation retires

Mr Khunkhuna first joined Boots as a pharmacy student in 1983.

14 Jul 2022

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Tesco teams up with health charities to provide pharmacy training

Tesco Pharmacy teams up with BHF, Cancer Research UK and Diabetes UK.

12 Jul 2022

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James Morris appointed pharmacy minister

Halesowen MP replaces Maria Caulfield after extensive reshuffle.

12 Jul 2022

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Boots opens flu jab bookings due to ‘strongest ever’ demand

Multiple opened bookings to general public yesterday in the wake of record demand.

12 Jul 2022

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Patients going without prescriptions in inflation crisis, warns NPA

Renewed calls to scrap the prescription charge amid cost of living crisis.

11 Jul 2022

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‘Clear support’ for regulating pharmacists who inject fillers

Scottish Government wants to strengthen regulations around the provision of dermal fillers.

08 Jul 2022

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‘Alarming increase’ in Barrett’s oesophagus

Strong growth in prevalence should be of concern to clinicians, say researchers.

08 Jul 2022

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