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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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  • Plus lots more

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GPs to issue ‘social prescriptions’ for exercise in new pilot

The Government has awarded £12.7m to 11 local authorities for the new pilot

22 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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NHS to pilot smaller doses of monkeypox vaccines

The smaller 0.1ml doses are equally effective, says the UKHSA

22 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Covid booster campaign to kick off on September 12

The new Moderna bivalent jab will be the sole vaccine used this autumn and winter

19 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Clinical review: Why do so many with hypertension go untreated?

More than half of over-40s had hypertension in a recent UK study. Why is it so often poorly controlled?

19 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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DH has not ‘considered it necessary’ to limit medicine prices since law change

SoS has yet to use price control powers granted in 2018, despite concerns around present market

19 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Scotland makes period history

Period history was made this week as Scotland became the first country to make menstruation products free for all.

19 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Alitam plays down speculation over ability to finance big plans

Alitam's most recent Companies House report show its capital and reserves stood at £34,109

19 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Closures crisis benefits no one

Temporary closures are dividing opinion and crippling the sector, our deputy editor writes

18 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Online exam led to more pharmacists joining the register, claims GPhC

The number of registered pharmacists rose by 7.5 per cent in the year to March 31

18 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Rowlands announces partnership with booking software provider

Multiple says new software will save time for pharmacy teams

18 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Alitam merges with Pharmadoctor after seven figure investment

'Super pharmacy' chain invests seven-figure sum in services provider Pharmadoctor

18 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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PDA: Multiples 15 times more likely to shut their doors than independents

Health board data for Scotland shows large chains more likely to close temporarily

17 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Contractor launches petition calling on government to stop violence in pharmacies

Mike Hewitson wants pharmacy staff to have access to a security fund to prevent abuse

17 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacists warned about information errors in Rosuvastatin batches

Manufacturer Accord Healthcare said the problem affects 29,086 packs across three batches

17 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Flu jab remuneration to remain fixed at £9.58 this year, NHSE reveals

PSNC 'disappointed' by NHS decision not to raise the vaccination fee amid costs crisis

17 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Independent pharmacy is at risk of extinction, Tory peer warns

Lord Grade warns a contract that has not kept pace with inflation is imperilling small pharmacies

16 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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