Experts call for forward planning to contain coronavirus, say pharmacists can help
By Nadeem Badshah
Leading doctors have warned that GPs need more help and resources if there are more coronavirus cases in the UK.
They have called...
LloydsPharmacy, Royal Surrey NHS Trust team up to deliver cancer treatment outside of hospital
Royal Surrey NHS Trust and LloydsPharmacy have announced a new partnership, offering cancer patients the opportunity to have their treatment administrated without visiting a...
Pandemic: what does it mean and does it matter?
When does an epidemic become a pandemic? As the novel coronavirus continues its spread across the globe, what does the designation mean to world healthcare systems...
Supply alert for Phenytoin 30mg/5ml oral suspension
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a supply disruption alert for Phenytoin (Epanutin) 30mg/5ml Oral Suspension.
Pfizer have limited supplies of...
‘Hub and spoke not necessarily safer or more cost-effective’
Research by the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has revealed that hub and spoke dispensing is not necessarily safer or more cost effective.
The hub and...
PHE introduces new surveillance system for early coronavirus detection
Public Health England (PHE) today announced a new surveillance system for early detection of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.
Part of the efforts to strengthen the...
Scotland to approve free sanitary products for all women
The Scottish parliament on Tuesday is due to approve plans to make sanitary products freely available to all women - the first nation in...
MHRA issues class 4 drug alert for Memantine 10 mg tablets
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 pharmacy level caution in use for Memantine 10mg Film-Coated Tablets.
Crescent Pharma Ltd...
BREAKING: Three more medicines banned from parallel export
Lopinavir + Ritonavir, Chloroquine phosphate and Azathioprine have all been added to the list of medicines carrying a parallel export ban.
The restrictions will be in...
CPCF funding update: Pharmacy bodies express concern
Three leading pharma bodies have generally welcomed the recent update to the five-year Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) but are all concerned about some key...
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