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Government announces new community pharmacy referral service to avoid hospital readmission
The government has announced that from July patients discharged from hospitals will be digitally referred to their local pharmacy teams for healthcare support and...
Sigma Conference 2020: Only ‘agile pharmacies will survive’ the online invasion, says Hemant Patel
Leading pharmacy figure Hemant Patel has said that only pharmacies which are agile will survive the online invasion of companies such as Amazon.
Speaking on...
Sigma Conference 2020: UK is lowest priced generics market in Europe: BGMA
Warwick Smith, director general of British Generic Manufacturers Association (BGMA) has said the UK is “the lowest priced market in Europe” for generic drugs.
Smith...
Sigma Conference 2020: Matt Hancock announces pilot for blood pressure checks in pharmacy
By Priyankur Mandav in Cebu, Philippines
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has announced a pilot for testing blood pressure in pharmacy...
Sigma Conference 2020: Over 90 pharmacies closed last year, says IQVIA
As many as 94 pharmacies have closed in England in the last 12 months, according to IQVIA.
The data analytics firm's vice president of global...
BREAKING: FSA issues stark warning to CBD industry
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has asked CBD businesses to get their products registered by 31 March 2021 or risk being pulled.
After the deadline,...