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GPhC gains extension of suspension order in FtP case

Case follows another in July where extension to suspension order was not granted.

20 Aug 2020

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School of pharmacy closes BAME attainment gap

Wolverhampton school of pharmacy says it is one of just five in the UK to close the ethnicity attainment gap.

19 Aug 2020

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Nominations for the NHS Parliamentary Awards close on 1 September

Community pharmacists were winners in two categories in 2019.

18 Aug 2020

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PHE replacement 'must include pharmacy' says RPS

The body replacing Public Health England must use pharmacy to address the NHS care backlog, the RPS warned. 

18 Aug 2020

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Pharmacy teams delivering chemo drugs during pandemic

Community pharmacy teams are among the health workers who have delivered chemotherapy drugs to cancer patients during the Covid-19 crisis.

18 Aug 2020

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New restrictions on OTC sales of stimulant laxatives

Smaller packs, new labelling to warn products do not help with weight loss, and sales restricted to people over 18.

18 Aug 2020

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GSK & Pfizer close landmark OTC merger

GSK Consumer Healthcare and Pfizer Consumer Healthcare have announced the creation of a new joint venture as they reach the end of a lengthy merger process. 

 

17 Aug 2020

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Value of statins in the elderly confirmed

Starting statins reduces the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among people aged 75 years and older, a new study finds. 

17 Aug 2020

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Public Health England to be scrapped over Covid handling

Health secretary Matt Hancock will soon abolish Public Health England and merge it into a new organisation specifically tasked with handling pandemics. 

17 Aug 2020

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Flu jab flexibility

The flu vaccination programme is one of community pharmacy’s biggest success stories, but PSNC says flexibility is key to continuing its success.

17 Aug 2020

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Amazon Pharmacy launches in India

E-commerce giant Amazon has launched an online pharmacy business in India, offering a combination of prescription and OTC medicines.

14 Aug 2020

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Revamped NHS Test and Trace app being tested

Isle of Wight and Newham are testbeds for new version of NHS Test and Trace app.

14 Aug 2020

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RPS gives evidence to All-Party Parliamentary Group on Coronavirus

The RPS has provided evidence of pharmacy's role and needs to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Coronavirus.

 

13 Aug 2020

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Search still on for accurate Covid antibody home test

None of 11 tests looked at for REACT-2 meet MHRA criteria for individual home use.

13 Aug 2020

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6% of population in England has had Covid-19

People living in London most likely to have been infected, along with those working in care homes and health care.

13 Aug 2020

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Well plans to axe all non-pharmacist managers

Well Pharmacy has informed its non-pharmacist branch managers that it is seeking to “remove this role from our operational structure".

13 Aug 2020

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