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Online giants urge jab uptake among young people

Social media companies are employing a variety of tactics to persuade young people to have a Covid vaccination.

21 Jun 2021

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GPhC urges pharmacies to have valproate safeguards in place

The GPhC has reminded pharmacy teams to ensure they have safeguards in place when prescribing valproate to patients.

21 Jun 2021

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Pharmacy workload rises by 50% in Northern Ireland

Work pressures in Northern Ireland’s community pharmacies have risen by half over the past decade, a new KPMG report indicates. 

18 Jun 2021

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NICE approves secukinumab for chronic pain condition

NICE has recommended the use of secukinumab as an option for treating a chronic back pain condition affecting young adults.

18 Jun 2021

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RPS: Every pharmacy should stock naloxone

Overdose treatment naloxone should be available from every community pharmacy in Scotland, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has said.

17 Jun 2021

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Govt moots compulsory jabs for health workers

Government exploring whether to make Covid jab compulsory for NHS workers – but unclear whether pharmacy teams being considered. 

17 Jun 2021

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NHS eyes 'health MOT' service in pharmacies

Health MOTs at pharmacies, clinics and NHS vaccinations services are set to save thousands of lives.

17 Jun 2021

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Urgent recall on 4,400 Co-codamol tablets

MHRA is urgently recalling packs of Co-codamol effervescent tablets amid concerns they may contain too much or too little of the active ingredients.

 

16 Jun 2021

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Wales pushes forward with protected development time

Wales is piloting three models of protected learning time for community pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. 

16 Jun 2021

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Coroner: Suicide risk if pharmacies not involved in safety plans

There is a “risk of future fatalities” if pharmacies not involved in safety plans for young mental health patients at risk of overdose, a coroner says.

15 Jun 2021

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Covid jabs prevent hospitalisation from Delta strain

Both AZ and Pfizer vaccines over 90 per cent effective against hospitalisation from Delta variant, new PHE analysis reveals for the first time. 

15 Jun 2021

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Doubling down on dementia

Pharmacy staff have a key role to play in supporting people with dementia and their carers as lockdown restrictions ease.

14 Jun 2021

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Covid vaccinations update

With new vaccines, virus variants and eligible age groups now in the picture, take a look at what pharmacy teams need to know.

14 Jun 2021

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Diamorphine hydrochloride out of stock

The PSNC said 5mg stock is unavailable until late June and 10mg will be out of stock until early July.

14 Jun 2021

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Pandemic protection: confronting challenges

In the penultimate instalment of this series, ACT Paula Woodgate charts the growing momentum of the vaccination centre and its challenges.

14 Jun 2021

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