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New cream for vitiligo

The MHRA recently approved ruxolitinib cream (Opzelura) for non-segmental vitiligo with facial involvement from 12 years of age.

18 Aug 2023

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Homecare services failing patients?

An inquiry by the House of Lords Public Services Committee (PSC) is aiming to find out if homecare medicines services (HCMs) are failing patients.

18 Aug 2023

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Levonorgestrel more effective with anti-inflammatory?

Taking levonorgestrel and piroxicam together might be more effective at preventing pregnancy than levonorgestrel alone, researchers suggest.

17 Aug 2023

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New training programme for pharmacy technicians

NHS England is offering fully funded training places for up to 840 pharmacy technicians to “broaden” their skills.

17 Aug 2023

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OPD law changes to come into force for private prescriptions this autumn

OPD flexibility for NHS prescriptions must wait until pharmaceutical ToS updated

17 Aug 2023

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Chancellor’s support for Boots branch gives CPE ‘glimmer of hope’

Community Pharmacy England chief executive Janet Morrison said Jeremy Hunt's support for the Farncombe branch was encouraging.

16 Aug 2023

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NHSE’s climbdown on flu jabs puts pharmacies in difficult position

NPA chair Nick Kaye warns the decision to allow existing bookings to go ahead next month could strain pharmacies' relationships with GPs and patients.

16 Aug 2023

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Identifying those at risk of stroke

Every five minutes, somewhere in the UK, someone has a stroke. It is why hypertension screening by pharmacists is so important in picking up the post-pandemic pieces and identifying those at risk

16 Aug 2023

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EMIS purchase by UnitedHealth provisionally cleared by CMA

The Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally cleared £1.2bn purchase of EMIS by US health care giant UnitedHealth following an “in-depth investigation”.

15 Aug 2023

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'Meet your local team' theme for Ask Your Pharmacist week

The theme of this year’s Ask Your Pharmacist week, due to run from 30 October to 6 November, will be ‘Meet Your Local Pharmacy Team’, the NPA has announced.

15 Aug 2023

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NHS set to miss out on biologic medicine savings

Record number of biological medicines due to come off patent, but the high VPAS repayment rate threatens to reduce potential savings to the NHS, says the BGMA.

15 Aug 2023

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Asthma proves to be a headache for patients

Patients who had an asthma attack in the previous year are twice as likely to experience headaches, according to a US analysis.

15 Aug 2023

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Pharmacies in Scotland secure six per cent increase in global sum for 2023-24

Guaranteed income from the Drug Tariff will stay at £80 million, taking total community pharmacy funding to £299.533 million.

14 Aug 2023

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Pharmacy in Hartlepool raises £5,000 for lifeboat charity

Knights Seaton Pharmacy raised the sum for RNLI Hartlepool Lifeboat Station.

14 Aug 2023

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Don’t use opioids for lower back or neck pain

Opioids could even make patients’ pain worse in the medium or long-term, say researchers.

14 Aug 2023

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Existing flu bookings can be carried out in September, says NHSE

Pharmacies will avoid having to rebook appointments although NHS England has not fully reinstated the September 1 start date.

11 Aug 2023

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