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RPS election results 2024 announced: Check the names of elected members

According to RPS chief executive Paul Bennett, voter participation in England has increased by nearly 3% to 10.1% this year The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has announced the results of...

NHS and government apologies to more than 30K over Infected Blood Inquiry report

The infected blood inquiry report cites failures in communication and risk management in blood transfusions The final report of...

High-dispensing pharmacy sold after 50 years, Matrix Pharmacy Offloads Off-Patch Branch

A first-time buyer has taken over Bishop Waltham Pharmacy, previously owned by Matrix Primary Healthcare Ltd. Christie &...

BREAKING: Police release image of Ripley pharmacy thief

Derbyshire police have released CCTV images of a man suspected to have stolen fragrances worth thousands of pounds from a pharmacy in Ripley. According to...

Man arrested following Southsea pharmacy burglary

Hampshire police on Tuesday arrested a 30-year-old man from Fareham in connection with a burglary at Goldchem Pharmacy in Albert Road, Southsea. A handbag and...

NHS quashes Pharmacy2U application for Leicester dispensing site

The Pharmacy Appeals Committee, appointed by NHS Resolution, has quashed Pharmacy2U's application to include its Leicester dispensing site to the pharmaceutical list. The decision follows an...

Glenmark recalls Iohexol solution for injection

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has issued a wholesaler and pharmacy level recall for Iohexol 350mg/ml and 300mgl/ml solutions for injection. This is due to an out of...

UK confirms third case of coronavirus

A further patient has tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, bringing the total number of cases in the country to three, England's chief...

Project to predict cardiovascular events receives heart charity grant

A Manchester University project to help predict the risk of cardiovascular events has received a grant of nearly £150,000 from Heart Research UK. A team,...

State of Pharmacy 2020: fearful of changes on the horizon, pharmacists expect more store closures

An overwhelming majority of pharmacists expect more pharmacy closures in 2020, according to a recent survey. A total of 93 per cent of those who...

Pharma giant GSK to lay off 720 workers in Belgium

British pharmaceutical giant GSK plans to cut up to 720 mainly senior jobs from its vaccine division in Belgium and not renew 215 temporary...

Massive genome study unlocks secrets of how cancers form

A massive, decade-long study sequencing the genomes of dozens of cancers has revealed the secrets of how tumours form and may pave the way...

NHS begins national expansion of RTEC service for prescriptions

After a successful pilot with 40 pharmacies, an NHS electronic system that enables real time exemption checking service for prescriptions is now being rolled...

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