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Health supplements

CBD product receives positive safety assessment from FSA

The Food Standards Agency has concluded that supplier Chanelle McCoy Health has provided sufficient information to assure its Pureis Ultra Pure CBD is safe as a food supplement.

30 Apr 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Sleep & insomnia

Open your eyes to sleep and stress

Continue our Sleep & Stress series and discover how non-medicated products can help with sleep and stress issues

16 Apr 2024 , 5 Min Module

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Sleep & insomnia

Wake up to sleep and stress

Explore the sleep and stress connection and learn how good sleep hygiene and lifestyle changes can help your customers.

07 Mar 2024 , 5 Min Module

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Health supplements

Market update: CBD latest

What are the implications of the Food Standards Agency’s recommendation that healthy adults do not consume more than 10mg of cannabidiol a day?

04 Jan 2024 , 4 Min Article

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Health supplements

Quantity & quality

The supplement and CBD category remains a dynamic sector for pharmacy. Take a look at the latest changes to regulations and advice for pharmacy customers.

07 Dec 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Recommended daily dose of CBD lowered to 10 milligrams

The Cannabis Trades Association said the Food Standard Agency’s decision will “frighten consumers and retailers."

13 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Health supplements

Pot luck with cannabidiol concentrations?

Only 8 per cent of cannabidiol products have measured CBD concentrations within 10 per cent of those advertised, say UK researchers.

13 Sep 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Over 400 CBD products cannot be sold in the UK

Some 409 products have been removed from the Food Standards Authority's list.

02 Feb 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Health supplements

FSA releases list of permitted CBD products

The UK has become the first country in the world to regulate the consumer market for CBD lines.

31 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Sleep & insomnia

Wake up to insomnia

Pharmacy staff can play a crucial role in providing effective sleep support.

15 Aug 2021 , 4 Min Article

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Wholesalers hold supplies of cannabis-based drugs after import change

Pharmacy wholesalers can now hold supplies of cannabis-based medicines for future use by patients.

04 Mar 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Deadline for CBD companies to keep products on shelves

The Food Standards Agency has given the CBD industry until March 31 2021 to apply to keep ther products on shelves.

18 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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NPA: Home Office CBD guidance ‘hard to interpret’

The National Pharmacy Association has called for clear guidance on the sale of CBD products.

13 Dec 2019 , 1 Min Article

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First cannabis-based medicines approved for reimbursement

Pharmacists in England are to be reimbursed for dispensing cannabis-based products for the first time.

11 Nov 2019 , 1 Min Article

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New CBD trade association created to uphold standards

A trade association has been formed to promote the legal, safe and regulated supply of cannabis-based products.

04 Nov 2019 , 2 Min Article

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European authorities approve cannabis-based medicine for epilepsy

European authorities have for the first time approved a cannabis-based medicine for use in severe childhood epilepsy.

23 Sep 2019 , 1 Min Article