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Well’s expansion plans approved by competition watchdog

Acquisition of Knights Pharmacy chain given the greenlight by CMA

21 Aug 2023

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Study finds GORD leads to poor sleep quality

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease impairs sleep quality, a new US study shows.

21 Aug 2023

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DH launches consultation on allowing pharmacy technicians to use PGDs

Change would offer clear benefits, says DH as it opens consultation

18 Aug 2023

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Superdrug undercuts multiples on private flu jabs for loyalty card holders

Superdrug to charge members £8.79 and non-members £16.99

18 Aug 2023

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New training programme for pharmacy technicians

NHS England is offering fully funded training places for up to 840 pharmacy technicians to “broaden” their skills.

17 Aug 2023

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OPD law changes to come into force for private prescriptions this autumn

OPD flexibility for NHS prescriptions must wait until pharmaceutical ToS updated

17 Aug 2023

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EMIS purchase by UnitedHealth provisionally cleared by CMA

The Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally cleared £1.2bn purchase of EMIS by US health care giant UnitedHealth following an “in-depth investigation”.

15 Aug 2023

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'Meet your local team' theme for Ask Your Pharmacist week

The theme of this year’s Ask Your Pharmacist week, due to run from 30 October to 6 November, will be ‘Meet Your Local Pharmacy Team’, the NPA has announced.

15 Aug 2023

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NHS set to miss out on biologic medicine savings

Record number of biological medicines due to come off patent, but the high VPAS repayment rate threatens to reduce potential savings to the NHS, says the BGMA.

15 Aug 2023

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Becoming a final accuracy checker

We spoke to Fiona Bealey and Meesha Taylor about their experiences on the CPPE ACPT course.

11 Aug 2023

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A NICE first

An industry milestone, NICE has published a new guideline for healthcare professionals on vitamin B12 deficiency

11 Aug 2023

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Let's look inside: Neurexan

Penny King, marketing consultant at BioPathica, explores the inner workings and benefits of Neurexan

11 Aug 2023

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Diabetes prescribing rises by a record 7 per cent in a year

NHS BSA reports that 66 million diabetes drug items were prescribed in 2021-22

10 Aug 2023

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CPE secures ‘price improvement’ on atorvastatin tablets

Concession price to rise by 46p following negotiations

10 Aug 2023

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Monitoring maternal mortality

As the world of medicine advances, why is the UK’s maternal mortality rate rising?

10 Aug 2023

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Funded training for accuracy checking pharmacy technicians

An NHS England-funded accuracy checking pharmacy technician course run by CPPE is now open for applications.

10 Aug 2023

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