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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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HRT prescriptions rose by 35 per cent in 2021-22

Women in the most affluent areas almost twice as likely to receive a prescription for HRT, says NHS

06 Oct 2022

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Former NPA chair resigns from board over policy concerns

Ian Strachan says he has found it 'increasingly difficult' to defend the board's policy positions

06 Oct 2022

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Pharmacy bodies discuss disability barriers at Scottish parliament

Meeting looked at ways disabled pharmacists and pharmacy technicians can be better supported

05 Oct 2022

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PSNC: Large majority of LPCs voted for NHS income-based levy

Over 80 per cent of reps voted for a levy based on NHS income rather than number of items

05 Oct 2022

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RPS sets out ambitions to include pharmacy technicians as members

A single body for both professions is needed to foster unity, claims RPS

05 Oct 2022

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NPA calls for emergency £250m funding injection

Pharmacy’s funding woes and failing contract featured strongly at Sigma’s autumn conference

05 Oct 2022

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MHRA approves melatonin solution for children with ADHD and insomnia

Children with ADHD are more likely to have sleep onset insomnia

05 Oct 2022

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Interview: Tohidul Islam, co-founder, The Pharmacist Co-op

Businesses need to be more honest about temporary pharmacy closures, Tohidul Islam argues

04 Oct 2022

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GPhC fails on its handling of fitness to practise for fourth year running

Regulator still taking too long to close FtP cases, a report finds

04 Oct 2022

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Aspire strikes deal to take over Morningside Pharmaceuticals

Aspire said the deal will establish it as “a premier speciality pharma organisation in the UK"

04 Oct 2022

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Well increases pharmacist salaries after review

The chain's “top performers” will receive a rise of up to six per cent while other pharmacists will get an average of four per cent more.

04 Oct 2022

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GPhC failing to take proactive approach to aesthetics safety

Contractor says GPhC has never approached him about his non-medical aesthetics work.

03 Oct 2022

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Well Pharmacy donates $400k of medicines to Pakistan flood relief

Well donates medicines as parent company Bestway raises $2.3m in relief funding

03 Oct 2022

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IPAs celebrate heroics of independent pharmacies in the Commons

The awards drew politicians and leading pharmacy figures and saw six hotly contested awards handed out.

03 Oct 2022

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Pharmacy whistleblowing rates back to pre-pandemic levels

GPhC received 25 whistleblowing disclosures in the year to April 2022

29 Sep 2022

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We’ve been talking to the wrong people in Government, says PSNC chief

PSNC needs more funding for its new influencing strategy, says chief executive

29 Sep 2022

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