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Digital & technology,

Illegal websites posing as regulated pharmacies, warns coroner after overdose death

Coroner reports on benzodiazepine death of vulnerable 45-year-old man in Wales

28 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

People,

Patient harm a ‘ticking time bomb,’ warns owner of peninsula’s only pharmacy

Faisel Baig, who owns St Mawes Pharmacy on the Roseland peninsula, said patients face a 20-mile drive to the nearest pharmacy in Truro to get their medication.

28 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

Financial Management & Funding,

BREAKING: NPA decides not to recommend action in protest at pharmacy funding

However, the NPA warned individual pharmacies may still decide to reduce their services to save costs.

25 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

Regulations,

GPhC abandons plans to anonymise fitness to practise cases

Redacting information uses up too much resource and may not be effective, says regulator

24 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

Public health,

Liberal Democrat analysis reveals constituencies have fewer than 10 pharmacies

The analysis found the number of pharmacies in England, Wales and Isle of Man has fallen by more than 1,000 since 2016.

24 Apr 2025 , 2 Min Article

Screening & diagnostics,

PocDoc healthy heart test rolled out by Superdrug

The listing with the high street chain follows similar collaborations with Well Pharmacy, Dears Pharmacy and Pharmacy2U.

24 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

Financial Management & Funding,

Editor’s viewpoint: Decent start but could be (much) better

Now that the dust has settled somewhat, there was quite a lot to like – but also dislike – about England’s contractual framework settlement. So is it a good deal for community pharmacy or not?

23 Apr 2025 , 2 Min Article

People,

Pharmacist who forged prescriptions and falsified patient records struck off

Stephen James Fleck created 16 handwritten prescriptions by forging a doctor’s signature and falsified patient records to generate 43 prescription requests.

23 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

Sustainability,

GLP-1 pens a waste hazard as users ignorant over safe disposal

Up to 6 million needle pens from GLP-1 weight loss drugs could be going to landfill every year due to a lack of awareness about correct disposal methods.

22 Apr 2025 , 2 Min Article

Medicines,

UK first for recurrent miscarriage

Besins has launched Prometrium (progesterone) 400mg soft vaginal capsules for preventing miscarriage in women with early pregnancy bleeding and a history of recurrent miscarriage.

22 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

Medicines,

Coroner seeks answers from ICB over accidental prescription medicines death

Greater Manchester ICB has until June 5 to explain how it will prevent accidental medication-related deaths after a man died from "concomitant Dihydrocodeine and Pregabalin toxicity".

22 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

Financial Management & Funding,

Funding deal is ‘a kick in the teeth’, says pharmacy group director

RightPharm Limited director Mahesh Shah was critical of Community Pharmacy England's description of the settlement as “the largest uplift in funding across the whole of the NHS”.

17 Apr 2025 , 2 Min Article

Public health,

Local community celebrates opening of independent after a year without a pharmacy

Liberal Democrat MP Munira Wilson said "Boots left the community in the lurch" as she welcomed the new pharmacy's opening.

16 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

Regulations,

MHRA publishes opinion on regulatory status of CBD products

Following a review the MHRA has published an opinion on the regulatory status of products containing cannabidiol (CBD).

15 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

Leadership,

‘Lamentable progress’: Frustrated contractors push for merger of five LPCs

'Fractured' LPC network failing to engage with the ICB landscape, say pharmacy owners.

15 Apr 2025 , 3 Min Article

Charity,

Pharmacist Support marks 184 years with donations appeal

Pharmacist Support is marking its 184th birthday with a donations appeal to help meet growing demand for its wellbeing services.

15 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Illegal websites posing as regulated pharmacies, warns coroner after overdose death

Patient harm a ‘ticking time bomb,’ warns owner of peninsula’s only pharmacy

BREAKING: NPA decides not to recommend action in protest at pharmacy funding

GPhC abandons plans to anonymise fitness to practise cases

Liberal Democrat analysis reveals constituencies have fewer than 10 pharmacies

PocDoc healthy heart test rolled out by Superdrug

Editor’s viewpoint: Decent start but could be (much) better

Pharmacist who forged prescriptions and falsified patient records struck off

GLP-1 pens a waste hazard as users ignorant over safe disposal

UK first for recurrent miscarriage

Coroner seeks answers from ICB over accidental prescription medicines death

Funding deal is ‘a kick in the teeth’, says pharmacy group director

Local community celebrates opening of independent after a year without a pharmacy

MHRA publishes opinion on regulatory status of CBD products

‘Lamentable progress’: Frustrated contractors push for merger of five LPCs

Pharmacist Support marks 184 years with donations appeal

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Illegal websites posing as regulated pharmacies, warns coroner after overdose death

Patient harm a ‘ticking time bomb,’ warns owner of peninsula’s only pharmacy

BREAKING: NPA decides not to recommend action in protest at pharmacy funding

GPhC abandons plans to anonymise fitness to practise cases

Liberal Democrat analysis reveals constituencies have fewer than 10 pharmacies

PocDoc healthy heart test rolled out by Superdrug

Editor’s viewpoint: Decent start but could be (much) better

Pharmacist who forged prescriptions and falsified patient records struck off

GLP-1 pens a waste hazard as users ignorant over safe disposal

UK first for recurrent miscarriage

Coroner seeks answers from ICB over accidental prescription medicines death

Funding deal is ‘a kick in the teeth’, says pharmacy group director

Local community celebrates opening of independent after a year without a pharmacy

MHRA publishes opinion on regulatory status of CBD products

‘Lamentable progress’: Frustrated contractors push for merger of five LPCs

Pharmacist Support marks 184 years with donations appeal