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Pharmacy Magazine's news channel will keep you up to date with the most relevant news for pharmacists within the UK pharmacy sector. We select our pharmacy news topics with pharmacists, pharmacy advisors, and pharmacy technicians specifically in mind.

We cover a variety of pharmacy topics, including new government policies, employment updates, latest therapeutic, clinical and business developments, new prescriptions on the market, and more. Stay informed about everything happening in the pharmacy world and enhance your knowledge and understanding. 

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Vale of Glamorgan pharmacy comes on market with £1.5m asking price

Asking price of £1.5m for leasehold on 12.5k item pharmacy in Cowbridge, Wales.

12 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Sertraline BNF entry should be reviewed, says coroner after suicide inquest

Assistant coroner asks RPS and NICE to give sertraline monograph 'further consideration'

09 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Community pharmacies could offer mental health support to carers, say researchers

Pharmacies are 'increasingly recognised spaces' for mental health support, say authors

09 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Dramatic rise seen in medicine recalls

The number of medicines recalled by manufacturers due to defects has increased by 153 per cent since 2017. 

09 Jun 2023 , 3 Min Article

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Health centre pharmacy sold to local operator

Blackthorn Pharmacy, which dispenses 25,000 items a month, was sold to Rosechem Limited which has pharmacies in Hampshire and Surrey.

08 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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MPs launch inquiry into pharmacy services

Select committee accepting evidence on the challenges impacting pharmacy's future role

08 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Multiples call for supervision changes to meet clinical ambitions for pharmacy

Pharmacists' rising dispensing workload hampers clinical ambitions, says CCA

08 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Prescription items dispensed in England hit 1.18 billion in 2022-23

NHS Business Services Authority said the cost of items dispensed increased for the fourth year in a row having dropped from 2015-16 to 2018-19.

08 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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University of Leicester to host pharmacy research ‘incubator’ with £120k funding

NIHR provides funding for Pharmacy Professionals Incubator

08 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Consultations, screenings and STI diagnoses increased in 2022

The UK Health Security Agency said annual gonorrhoea diagnoses last year hit their highest level since records began in 1918.

07 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Government ploughs £40m into semaglutide GP pilot

Sunak wants to expand access to Wegovy and potentially other weight loss drugs

07 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Updated hypertension case-finding specification published

Pharmacies must explain why they have stopped providing the service and will not be eligible for the set-up fee if they withdraw within 30 days.

07 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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LloydsPharmacy hospital pharmacy contract put out to tender

The outpatient pharmacy at University Hospitals Plymouth will move to a bigger site after long queues and disruption to its services.

06 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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GPs should prescribe OTC medicines to people struggling to pay

A report by Healthwatch England said OTC medicines should be offered to patients on prescription based on “socioeconomic grounds.”

06 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Boots chief financial officer quits after five years

CFO resigned as a director of the multiple on May 22, public records show

06 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Save the date: cancer webinar

A webinar on supporting people with advanced cancer will take place on Wednesday June 28 at 6:30pm.

06 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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