NPA’s opening remark in Covid-19 public inquiry focus on challenges faced by community pharmacy
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) highlighted the role played by community pharmacies during pandemic to provide urgent care and vital support to people with...
Sigma invites pharmacists to join online its annual conference in Dominican Republic from March 5-7
Chair of the health and social care committee Steve Brine and England's chief pharmacist David Webb are among a raft of speakers who will...
RPS England supports NHS plan to reduce ‘inappropriate’ prescribing of addictive medicines
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has backed a new framework from NHS England to reduce inappropriate prescribing of addiction-causing medicines.
It believes that the new...
ABPI proposes ‘Voluntary Scheme for Pricing, Access and Growth’ to support NHS and economic growth
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has proposed a Voluntary Scheme for Pricing, Access and Growth (VPAG)Â that aims to deliver a sustainable...
8 Tips To Help You Start A Career In The Medical Field
Are you looking to start a career in the medical field but don’t know where to begin? There are many different paths to choose...
Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists urges members not to take up extra work during junior doctors’ strike
Even as junior doctors in England are set to take industrial action for three days next month in a 72-hour walkout from Monday 13 March,...
Indian court orders jail for two Maiden executives for shoddy drugs
An Indian court has sentenced two pharmaceutical company executives to two-and-half years in jail for exporting substandard drugs to Vietnam a decade ago, months...
Drugs approved for use by the UK’s medicines regulator will be available in NI pharmacy: PM
While Northern Irish business groups has welcomed the certainty a new EU-UK deal on post-Brexit trade rules for the region provided, the pharmaceutical industry...
NPA survey: Majority of independent pharmacy owners witness negative cashflow in 2022
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) survey revealed that 93 per cent of respondents experienced ‘at least one month’ of negative cash flow across their...
PSNC raise concerns on NHS ad campaign that encourages people to visit high-street pharmacy for minor illness
The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has raised concerns over the NHS ad campaign highlighting how community pharmacies can support patients with non-health advice...
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