iGAS: David Webb asks pharmacies to order antibiotics ‘sensibly’
With  higher than usual number of cases of scarlet fever, caused by invasive Group A streptococci (iGAS) infections being reported in children across the...
PDA to support RPS application to rejoin FIP
The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) said it has supported the application of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) to rejoin the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP),...
PSNC asks pharmacies to engage MPs on funding crisis
PSNC has urged community pharmacy contractors and LPCs to engage with their local MPs on the immense pressures that pharmacies are facing.
The organisaiton has...
Bas Vorsteveld elected PAGB president
Bas Vorsteveld has been elected as the new president of PAGB, the trade association representing the manufacturers of branded OTC medicines, self care medical...
Well Pharmacy to expand product range with new RangeMe partnership
Well Pharmacy has announced a new partnership with RangeMe, a product discovery, sourcing and purchasing platform, as it looks to increase the diversity of...
Integrated Care Systems an opportunity to ‘pull all systems together’, NPA tells MPs
The Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) provide an opportunity to break the silo mentality in the health and care sector, National Pharmacy Association (NPA) chair...
Northern Irish pharmacists raise concerns on ‘high’ regulator fees
Pharmacists working in Northern Ireland think the retention fees are too high, and most would prefer to pay in instalments, if that option is...
GSK, Pfizer, Sanofi fend off thousands of US lawsuits over alleged Zantac cancer link
Drugmakers GSK, Pfizer, Sanofi and Boehringer Ingelheim on Tuesday were spared thousands of US lawsuits claiming that the heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, as...
MHRA backs Covid-19 vaccine for infants from six months
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) on Tuesday authorised a Covid-19 vaccine for infants as young as six months, opening the door...
56 per cent pass in November registration assessment
A total of 525 candidates have passed the common registration assessment for pharmacists held in November, the regulators GPhC and PSNI have announced on...
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