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Eighty-six million antidepressant items prescribed in 2022/23, NHS data reveals
The recent data released by the NHS England revealed that in 2022/23 nearly 86 million antidepressant items were prescribed to around 8.6 million identified...
APTUK encourages GPhC to collate data for pre-registration training pharmacy technicians
The Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK) has urged the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) to collate the data on actively enrolled on an approved...
‘Pharmacy-only sales of vape is not a solution to curb rising underage sales’
Restricting sales of vape products to pharmacies is not a solution to curb illegal sales of vape among underage adults, said UK Vaping Industry...
NICE recommends faecal immunochemical tests for colorectal cancer to reduce waiting time for colonoscopies
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)’s diagnostic advisory committee has recommended the use of HM-JACKarc or OC-Sensor quantitative faecal immunochemical tests (FIT)...
NHS should focus on expanding number of services available within pharmacies, suggests a report
Pharmacies and other spaces should be able to facilitate the provision of health care to bring services closer to patients and reduce demands on...
PDA believes redundancy is a possibility for some Boots pharmacistsÂ
The Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) has announced that it will support its member impacted by the decision to close 300 more Boots pharmacies.
After the...