This site is intended for Healthcare Professionals only

News

Welcome to the pharmacy news hub, where you can stay up to date with all the news and insight in the world of pharmacy.
Dave Rollinson.png

Time out with: Dave Rollinson

Dave Rollinson believes there are natural answers to natural issues. He talks about his new supplement brand MyVybe.

18 Sep 2022

pfizer summary.jpg

No sign of Champix returning to pharmacies a year after recall

Pfizer 'unable to confirm' when stop smoking drug will be available, it tells PNN

16 Sep 2022

very old woman summary.jpg

Preventative prescribing is risky in the very old

Preventative medicines are often prescribed with no clear benefit, a study finds

16 Sep 2022

empty pharmacy summary.jpg

HEE to publish report on why pharmacy technicians quit

University of Manchester researchers explore what drives attrition among pharmacy technicians

15 Sep 2022

man getting jab summary.jpg

Pharmacies deliver 100k flu jabs in first eight days of service

Pharmacies in England deliver 101,478 flu jabs in the first eight days of the vaccination campaign

15 Sep 2022

September 2022.png

A royal display

Editor's comment September 2022.

14 Sep 2022

prescription summary.jpg

CPhO issues opioid substitution guidance ahead of bank holiday

'Make the care of the patient your first priority,' says David Webb

14 Sep 2022

Psoriasis 1280.jpg

Patients with psoriasis wait five years for diagnosis in primary care

Sufferers were up to eight times more likely than those who did not have psoriasis to be diagnosed with pityriasis rosea

14 Sep 2022

Andrew Evans 1280.jpg

PDA urges Welsh government to respect union talks over pay

PDA says government in Wales should work 'in social partnership' with trade unions and employers

14 Sep 2022

woman studying.jpg

What is the Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP)?

The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) is commissioned by Health Education England (HEE) to deliver PCPEP

13 Sep 2022

woman at laptop summary.jpg

New body-identical HRT product approved for Scottish NHS

Bijuve approved for use on NHS after a review of its effectiveness and value for money

13 Sep 2022

cash summary.jpg

Welsh pharmacy staff to get 4% pay rise under terms of funding uplift

Staff earning less than £46k to get a pay increase of 'at least' four per cent, says CPhO Evans

13 Sep 2022

gina summary.jpg

Local HRT product launches as P medicine in Boots

GIna available only at Boots branches until the end of the month before rolling out to other pharmacies

12 Sep 2022

vapes.jpg

The rise of vaping in young people

E-cigs can help people give up smoking, but there appears to be a rise in vaping among younger non-smokers.

12 Sep 2022

JBC1.jpg

John Bell & Croyden await palace call over anointing oil

The London pharmacy holds two bottles of anointing oil, used previously on Queen Elizabeth II.

12 Sep 2022

westminster abbey summary.jpg

Commemorative bank holiday: Pharmacies asked to liaise with NHSE

Pharmacies receive confirmation they may close for bank holiday, but should make plans with NHSE

12 Sep 2022

Change privacy settings