DH includes 31 drugs in first February price concessions list
The Department of Health and Social Care (DH) on Wednesday (Feb 17) has included 31 drugs in its first drug price concessions list for...
Great support for NHS patients in the offing as Discharge Medicines Service rolls out across community pharmacies in England
In what is seen as a great support for patients discharged from hospitals, the long-awaited NHS Discharge Medicines Service (DMS) began its operation across...
Newport pharmacy gets green light for 24-hour prescription machine
By Saul Cooke-Black, Local Democracy Reporter
Residents will soon be able to collect their prescriptions at any time of the day from a Newport pharmacy after...
PDA pledges support to LloydsPharmacy members through implications of multiple’s ‘potential sale’
Amid speculations that the American owner of LloydsPharmacy has been exploring a sale of the multiple, the Pharmacists' Defence Association has reassured its pharmacist members...
Maxwellia leads shift to self-care with three products in launch pipeline
Pioneering pharma company Maxwellia is aiming to transform the UK’s self-care market by giving people easier and faster access to the treatments they need...
Pharmacists could soon dispense progestogen-only contraceptive pills without a prescription
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has started consultation on giving a Pharmacy (‘P’) licence to progestogen-only contraceptive pills - Lovima and...
CPCS payment claim extended until June 21
Community pharmacy contractors now can claim the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS) engagement and setup payment for the GP referral pathway until June 21.
With...
Phyllocontin tablets are being discontinued
The Department of Health and Social Care (DH) has issued a medicine supply disruption alert for Phyllocontin (aminophylline) 225mg and 350mg modified release tablets.
The...
Registration test now available to pharmacy trainees outside of the UK
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) said on Monday (Feb 15) that provisionally registered pharmacists who are currently in countries with more than two hours’...
Industry body submits CBD novel food application for validation by Food Standards Agency
The Association for the Cannabinoid Industry (ACI) has submitted its novel food application to the FSA on behalf of CBD manufacturers.
This marks a pivotal...
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