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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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Promethazine 25mg tablets out of stock until mid-August

Limited supplies of alternative preparations are available, says DHSC.

07 Jul 2022

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Report reveals impact of ethnicity on health behaviours

The study looked long-term conditions, mental wellbeing, obesity, smoking and alcohol consumption.

07 Jul 2022

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Trade bodies urge Hunt to ensure inquiry includes pharmacy pressures

The NPA, CCA, AIMp and PSNC wrote to Hunt telling him community pharmacy has suffered a decrease in funding.

06 Jul 2022

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Phoenix announces £13m distribution hub in Wakefield

The facility will come online next year, serving the North East and Yorkshire region.

05 Jul 2022

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NI pharmacists deliver 80% of care home Covid jabs

Community Pharmacy Northern Ireland hails the sector's achievement in the spring booster campaign.

04 Jul 2022

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