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Public visits independents more than multiples, reveals NHSE study

Members of the public "overwhelmingly positive" about advice they receive in pharmacies, survey finds

03 Jan 2023

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Lemsip manufacturer ‘doing all it can’ amid demand spike

Reckitt says it is 'seeing significantly increased demand' this cold and flu season

03 Jan 2023

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Overpayment on prescriptions reached £43m in 2021-22

Over a million people in England overpaid because they did not buy an NHS prescription prepayment certificate

03 Jan 2023

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New year, new you

January is the opportunity to start healthier habits for the year ahead. Here’s how the pharmacy can get involved.

01 Jan 2023

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Asda cuts private flu jab price by half to £4.98

Supermarket chain's flu jab is cheapest on the market, it claims

16 Dec 2022

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Government issues shortage protocols for three penicillin products

Government issues SSPs for three oral solution penicillin products

15 Dec 2022

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Survey reveals drinking, smoking and obesity rates in England

Nearly half of adults in England drank alcohol at least once a week last year while 26 per cent were obese

15 Dec 2022

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NI pharmacies launch awareness campaign on preventing accidents at home

Campaign to run in NI pharmacies throughout this month and January

14 Dec 2022

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Well Pharmacy cuts private flu jab price by a third

Well cuts its flu jab price from £15 to £10 citing cost of living rises and 'vaccination fatigue

12 Dec 2022

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Hearing health pilot in London pharmacies can treat 800 patients a month

Hearing test and earwax removal offered across 20 London pharmacies in new pilot

12 Dec 2022

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Antibiotics shortage in Scotland will be resolved next week

Community Pharmacy Scotland chief executive Harry McQuillan tried to reassure pharmacists

09 Dec 2022

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Police investigate claims of attack on pharmacist in surgery

Pharmacist who was believed to be working in the surgery is said to have been punched in front of patients

09 Dec 2022

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PAGB elects top Haleon exec to be its next president

Bas Vorsteveld of OTC company Haleon elected president of the consumer healthcare organisation

09 Dec 2022

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Antibiotic supplies expected ‘in the coming days’ says chief pharmacist

Supplies 'readily available with manufacturers' and being 'expedited' to pharmacies says Webb

09 Dec 2022

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New guidance on solid antibiotics in children amid strep A concerns

Specialist Pharmacy Service approves 'off label' use of solid dosage forms

08 Dec 2022

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Over 21 million antidepressant drugs prescribed in three months

Over 21 million antidepressant drug items prescribed between July and September

08 Dec 2022

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