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Two Solihull pharmacists jailed for illegal supply of POMs

Dean Dookhan and Narvinder Nandra pleaded guilty to two charges concerning the illegal supply of 21,000 Zolpidem pills.

12 Jul 2021

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Lloyds parent confirms plans to 'fully exit' Europe

McKesson is to sell several of its European operations to German pharmaceutical giant Phoenix and has confirmed it wants to "fully exit" Europe.

09 Jul 2021

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Lloyds parent confirms plans to 'fully exit' Europe

McKesson is to sell several of its European operations to German pharmaceutical giant Phoenix and has confirmed it wants to "fully exit" Europe.

09 Jul 2021

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NHS blasts pharmacies over 'escalating' closures

NHS Lothian has written to all community pharmacists in the health board region to warn of the impact short-notice pharmacy closures are having.

09 Jul 2021

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Pharmacy teams could soon be wearing transparent masks

The DHSC said the masks could be used by staff when talking to deaf patients who need to lip-read and dementia sufferers.

09 Jul 2021

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GPhC begins search for new chair

Current chair Nigel Clarke said the new appointee "will have the opportunity to help shape the future of pharmacy".

 

09 Jul 2021

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Police raising more FtP concerns about pharmacists

The number of law enforcement personnel raising concerns with the GPhC’s fitness to practise (FtP) arm more than doubled in 2020-21.

08 Jul 2021

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RPS calls for dialogue between pharmacists & GPs

Thorrun Govind said a meeting was important for the different health professions “to understand each other’s perspectives".

08 Jul 2021

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Desogestrel contraceptive pills to be sold by pharmacists

UK medicines watchdog the MHRA has announced that the first progesterone pills are to be available from pharmacies without a prescription.

08 Jul 2021

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Involve more pharmacies in booster programme says CPNI

Community pharmacies in Northern Ireland have delivered more than 100,000 Covid vaccines since the end of March.

08 Jul 2021

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E-cigs get the nod in new NICE guideline

New draft guideline is out for consultation until 6 August and consolidates eight previous guidelines on smoking cessation.

08 Jul 2021

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First NHS report on lesbian, gay and bisexual health

The report found LGB adults are more likely than heterosexuals to report having a limiting longstanding illness.

07 Jul 2021

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'Financial gain from Covid jabs service outweighs costs'

Independent pharmacies stand to reap financial benefits by participating in the Covid-19 vaccination programme, a London pharmacist has said. 

07 Jul 2021

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RPS: Extend protected learning pilot across UK

The RPS says a pilot on protected learning time in pharmacy in Wales should be carried out in England and Scotland.

07 Jul 2021

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Echo rebrands to LloydsDirect as it exceeds 500k patients

Online pharmacy Echo is rebranding to LloydsDirect by LloydsPharmacy as it passes the milestone of 500,000 patient nominations. 

07 Jul 2021

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Management team buys Mr Pickfords in £14m deal

The management team at the Leicester pharmacy chain have completed a management buy-out of the company in a deal valued at over £14m.  

06 Jul 2021

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