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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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Unplanned pharmacy closures topped 3,000 in July

Lack of locums drives unplanned pharmacy closures to a new high.

22 Sep 2022

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PSNC reaches contract deal with Government

Agreement finally reached on years 4 and 5 of the contractual framework in England.

22 Sep 2022

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GPhC bans pharmacist from providing online services for a year

Freshly registered pharmacist 'tried to run before she could walk' in setting up online pharmacy

21 Sep 2022

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PSNC: We’ll give LPCs a ‘guidance’ levy figure after conference

Negotiator says levy sums will be informed by a discussion at tomorrow's conference

21 Sep 2022

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Sandimmun Oral Solution batch recalled due to crystals

Batch recalled due to presence of crystals in solution, says MHRA

20 Sep 2022

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Government overseeing ‘decimation’ of pharmacies says PSNC

They are 'allowing pressures to decimate your businesses,' PSNC chief tells contractors

20 Sep 2022

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New tool predicts T2D adherence, find Kingston pharmacy researchers

Diagnostic tool accurately predicts non-adherent patients, University of Kingston researchers find

20 Sep 2022

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No sign of Champix returning to pharmacies a year after recall

Pfizer 'unable to confirm' when stop smoking drug will be available, it tells PNN

16 Sep 2022

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PSNC has failed to produce a business plan, says Kent LPC chair

Amish Patel concerned by a lack of detail from PSNC on plans for spending increased LPC contributions

16 Sep 2022

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Preventative prescribing is risky in the very old

Preventative medicines are often prescribed with no clear benefit, a study finds

16 Sep 2022

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HEE to publish report on why pharmacy technicians quit

University of Manchester researchers explore what drives attrition among pharmacy technicians

15 Sep 2022

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Pharmacy delivery needs reconfiguring says PDA

A recent PDA report called on policymakers to revolutionise pharmacy service provision

15 Sep 2022

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Pharmacies deliver 100k flu jabs in first eight days of service

Pharmacies in England deliver 101,478 flu jabs in the first eight days of the vaccination campaign

15 Sep 2022

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CPhO issues opioid substitution guidance ahead of bank holiday

'Make the care of the patient your first priority,' says David Webb

14 Sep 2022

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Watchdog questions if GPhC can hold large businesses to account

There is a 'power imbalance' between the GPhC and large pharmacy multiples says watchdog

14 Sep 2022

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Patients with psoriasis wait five years for diagnosis in primary care

Sufferers were up to eight times more likely than those who did not have psoriasis to be diagnosed with pityriasis rosea

14 Sep 2022

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