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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.

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Hypertension app trial to launch in Scottish pharmacies

Community Pharmacy Scotland is recruiting pharmacies across the country to trial a hypertension app. 

23 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Champix unavailable, return date unknown

Smoking cessation drug Champix is currently unavailable, pharmacies have been warned.

22 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Charity highlights mental health of trainee pharmacists

Pharmacist Support’s ACTNow campaign is this week looking at the wellbeing of trainee pharmacists.

22 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Thorrun Govind appointed EPB chair after RPS election

Community pharmacist Govind says she will use her media experience to connect with both RPS members and nonmembers.

22 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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The Independent Pharmacy Awards 2020

Winners announced!

22 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Huge backlash to coverage of pharmacist MP

A satirical tweet and article by right wing political website Guido Fawkes described pharmacist MP Taiwo Owatemi as “selling drugs”.

21 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Dithrocream discontinued over supply chain issues

Dermal Laboratories say they cannot manufacture any more supplies of Dithrocream 0.25%, 0.5% and 1%.

21 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Well launches click and collect prescription service

Well Pharmacy has launched a click and collect service to allow its online patients to pick up their medicines from their local pharmacy.

21 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Online giants urge jab uptake among young people

Social media companies are employing a variety of tactics to persuade young people to have a Covid vaccination.

21 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC urges pharmacies to have valproate safeguards in place

The GPhC has reminded pharmacy teams to ensure they have safeguards in place when prescribing valproate to patients.

21 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC urges pharmacies to have valproate safeguards in place

The GPhC has reminded pharmacy teams to ensure they have safeguards in place when prescribing valproate to patients.

21 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Reports of pharmacist oversupply greatly exaggerated

Earlier forecasts of a looming oversupply of pharmacists now appear wildly out of date, writes Jeremy Holmes in his PM column.

18 Jun 2021 , 2 Min Article

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GPs are trying to rewrite history on Covid

General practice may not have literally shut its doors during the pandemic but access has been a massive problem. Why try to rewrite history?

18 Jun 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Pharmacy workload rises by 50% in Northern Ireland

Work pressures in Northern Ireland’s community pharmacies have risen by half over the past decade, a new KPMG report indicates. 

18 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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NICE approves secukinumab for chronic pain condition

NICE has recommended the use of secukinumab as an option for treating a chronic back pain condition affecting young adults.

18 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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RPS: Every pharmacy should stock naloxone

Overdose treatment naloxone should be available from every community pharmacy in Scotland, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has said.

17 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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