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Medicines

Superdrug partners with courier for UK-wide prescription deliveries

Courier company Gophr selected after 'rigorous' information gathering process

05 Mar 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Medicines

Best practice guidelines launched for online prescribing

Voluntary best practice guidelines have been launched for online care providers.

11 Dec 2023 , 2 Min Article

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Medicines

Belfast pharmacist facing charges related to supply of opioids

Pharmacist faces a dozen charges in upcoming magistrate hearing

06 Dec 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Medicines

ADHD drug shortage to last until April as 90% of patients affected

Shortages were previously expected to be resolved by the end of 2023

29 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Medicines

Eight per cent leap in community prescribing costs

NHS in England spent £9.6 billion on primary care medicines in 2022-23

08 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Gabapentinoid prescribing rises two per cent in a year

NHS BSA publishes latest report on dependency forming medicines in England

07 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Number of prescribed antidepressants on the rise in England

More than 21 million drugs were prescribed between October and December 2021.

03 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Public take expired medicines, reveals survey     

Forty per cent of consumers admitted they threw away unused medication.

18 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article