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New Covid bivalent vaccine approved by the MHRA

It targets the original strain of the disease as well as the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants

09 Nov 2022

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Pharmacy assistant gets £10k payout after unfair dismissal

Judge rejects pharmacy's claims it had not dismissed assistant after heated disagreement.

09 Nov 2022

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MHRA approves secukinumab for paediatric arthritis

The drug will be used to treat two types of paediatric arthritic conditions

09 Nov 2022

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NHS website attracts 1.2bn visitors in 12 months

There were 131 million visits to the Covid vaccine booking page, according to NHS Digital

08 Nov 2022

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Well announces acquisition of three pharmacies

UK's third largest multiple announces new acquisitions in Oxfordshire and West Yorkshire

08 Nov 2022

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Chief pharmacist visits Belfast pharmacy to mark AYP 2022

Cathy Harrison visited Tramway Pharmacy to mark the closing of Ask Your Pharmacist Week

07 Nov 2022

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RPS president signs climate change letter to Alok Sharma

Anderson is one of the signatories of a letter sent today by the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

07 Nov 2022

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Mo for Movember

This November provides many opportunities for pharmacy teams to spread important healthy living messages

01 Nov 2022

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Next three year plan to transform pharmacy in Wales announced

Updated goals for that pharmacy profession in Wales have been announced by the Welsh Government

27 Oct 2022

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MP tries to resuscitate drug price labelling legislation to cut waste

Patients should be encouraged to 'do their bit' to cut spending, says South Thanet MP

27 Oct 2022

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CCA chief warns pharmacy minister more funding is needed

CCA chief executive Malcolm Harrison says the Government's plan for patients is at stake

26 Oct 2022

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Superdrug freezes prices for own-brand cough and cold products

Chain announces it will freeze prices until March 2023

26 Oct 2022

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NPA rolls out pharmacy apprenticeships alongside training provider

NPA strikes up partnership with Skills4Pharmacy to roll out Level 2 and Level 3 apprenticeships

25 Oct 2022

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Flu jabs protective against ischaemic stroke

Spanish primary care records point to a 12 per cent reduction in stroke risk

24 Oct 2022

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Pharmacists tell NHS that sector’s voice is ‘too fragmented’

Too many bodies promoting their own agendas, NHS commission on pharmacy leadership hears

24 Oct 2022

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Clinical services will create a stable pharmacy network in Wales

Welsh CPhO Andrew Evans says clinical services make pharmacy 'an investable proposition'

20 Oct 2022

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