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Boots supports community pharmacists become Mental Health First Aiders
PDA encourages representatives at Boots to undertake Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training
Pharmacists, who are working on the frontline of healthcare, can play an important role in raising awareness...
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Surge in stroke cases could cost UK £75bn by 2035, charity warns
By 2035, there will be 151,000 hospital admissions due to stroke every year, averaging 414 admissions per day...
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NHS and i.AI forge historic collaboration to boost healthcare
AI assisting NHS to half treatment times for stroke patients and overall patient care experience
The Department of Health...
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (UK) recalls two batches of Lacidipine 4 mg film-coated tablets
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has asked the pharmacies and wholesalers to stop supplying and quarantine all remaining stock of Dr...
Well Pharmacy offering free flu jabs
Well Pharmacy, one of the UK's leading independent pharmacy chains, has been offering flu vaccinations for free.
The chain says it is concerned as the...
The Vital Role of Medical Document Translation
Accurate, accessible, and precise language is essential in all business sectors and services, but it has a particular significance in medicine, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare.
Professional...
Lloyds Pharmacy’s decision to close all Sainsbury’s branches worries pharmacy bodies
The pharmacy bodies have expressed a deep concern over Lloyds Pharmacy ’s announcement on plans to close all pharmacy branches located in Sainsbury’s before...
Community pharmacy bodies launch joint campaign ‘Save Our Pharmacies’
The leading pharmacy bodies have come together to launch the ‘Save Our Pharmacies’ campaign which highlights the pressure and untapped potential of the sector.
Pharmacy...
Collaboration between industry, NHS can improve equality of access to innovative medicines, reveals report
The NHS Confederation and the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has published a report that demonstrated the importance of the collaboration between...
‘Peace of mind to pharmacists and their patients’: Teva updates packaging across generics portfolio
Teva UK has begun replacing its existing packaging with a new design which is "clearer and easier to read".
The new look is "unique, recognizable...
AbbVie, Eli Lilly exit UK drug pricing deal
Pharmaceutical companies AbbVie and Eli Lilly have withdrawn from Britain's voluntary medicines pricing agreement, an industry body said on Monday.
Companies are increasingly arguing that...
RPS Scotland appoints Laura Wilson as Director
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has appointed Laura Wilson as Director for Scotland commencing 23rd January 2023.
Laura, is currently Policy and Practice Lead for RPS...
London pharmacist jailed for supplying Norwich drug addict with ‘under the counter drugs’
A community pharmacist who supplied a drug addict with "under the counter drugs" has been jailed for 18 months.
Dushyant Patel, 67, a London pharmacist...