FEATURES & ANALYSIS

Stock shortages: the real impact
Zoe Smeaton hears from one LPC exactly how much of an impact stock problems are having on pharmacies and patients.

Focus on...Allergies
Allergies are on the rise, accompanied by increasingly severe symptoms. Gavin Atkin asks what is causing the change and what pharmacists can do.

How to be a great pre-reg tutor
Ian Dean, Numark Tutor of the YearWhat does it take to become an award-winning pre-reg tutor? Chris Chapman explains the official requirements and gets some advice from Numark's Tutor of the Year Ian Dean.

 
Prescription switching - are we any nearer a resolution?

As the agency responsible for processing NHS prescriptions launches a quiz to aid submissions, Zoe Smeaton asks if a solution to erroneous switching has yet to be found.
Take the NHS PS quiz here >>
C+D's A to Z guide to minimising switches >>

IN THE PAPERS TODAY

Breakthrough in treatment of prostate cancer   02/07/2009

A pioneering treatment for the UK's most common male cancer is more successful than surgery or radiotherapy, according to a landmark study by British scientists.

The Daily Telegraph


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Is there a growing interest in home health monitoring devices?

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DISTRIBUTION DEALS

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BUILDING BRIDGES CAMPAIGN

Find out the latest achievements in C+D's campaign to raise the profile of pharmacy in Westminster. Click here >>

THE PHARMACY WHITE PAPER

Want to know more about the document billed as the blueprint for pharmacy's future in England? Visit our Pharmacy White Paper page by clicking here.

BREAKING NEWS

Big pharma retaliates after NPA supply deal attack 02/07/2009

Drugs firms have hit back after the head of the NPA


PM pays visit to polyclinic pharmacy 02/07/2009

Prime Minister’s questions took a twist this week as Gordon Brown quizzed London pharmacist Devshi Chandegra about life in a polyclinic.

 


Conservatives prioritise public health in policy overview 02/07/2009

A Conservative government would make public health its main priority, the shadow pharmacy minister has said.

 

If they win next year&rsquo...


Pharmacist struck off for child pornography 02/07/2009

A Belfast-based pharmacist has been struck off after being found guilty of viewing child pornography.

 

Stephen Twibill was removed from the re...


Drug addicts given 'one-hit kits' to tackle hepatitis C 02/07/2009

Glasgow pharmacies are providing drug addicts with kits to help reduce the spread of hepatitis C.

 

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has introduce...


UK pharmacists condemn Michael Jackson's alleged prescription drug mix 01/07/2009

UK pharmacists have said they would have refused to dispen...


Roche quits ABPI 30/06/2009

Roche has decided not to renew its membership of industry trade body the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry...


Greystone recalls amlodipine tablets 30/06/2009

Greystone has recalled several batches of 5mg and 10mg amlodipine tablets over quality assurance fears.

 

In a class 2 medicines recall, the MH...


NPA demands OFT intervention on drug supply deals 29/06/2009

The NPA has demanded a full Office of Fair Trading investigation into drug manufacturer supply deals....


London Pill pilot set for autumn launch 29/06/2009

Preparations for a pilot in which London pharmacists will provide the contraceptive pill to patients ...


NPA launches private flu vaccination service 28/06/2009

The NPA has launched a seasonal flu vaccination service.

 


Soap stories for pharmacy? 27/06/2009

TV soaps such as Hollyoaks could be given pharmacy storylines as part of a publicity campaign for the sector.

 

The recommendation came as the ...


Teva opens student bursary applications 26/06/2009

Teva UK is offering student bursaries for the seco...


Former NHS manager unveiled as chair of GPhC 26/06/2009

A former NHS manager has been appointed chair of pharmacy's new regulator.


Professor defends pharmacy in pages of The Guardian 25/06/2009

A pharmacy professor has defended community pharmacists against their characterisation as “profit-seekers” in a national n...


Sector bemoans decision not to suspend 100-hour openings 25/06/2009

The community pharmacy sector has criticised a decision by the government not to suspend the 100-hour control of entry exemption for another two years.

 


NPA chief blasts big pharma over stock shortages 25/06/2009

Manufacturers are ignoring the views of community pharmacists while the supply chain falls apart around them, the NPA has told a meeting of wholesalers.

 


MHRA assembles medicine switch task forces 25/06/2009

The MHRA is increasing its focus on over the counter medicines and POM to P switches with the formation of two new dedicated groups.

 

The agen...


Wholesale's new chairman vows to fix 'crazy' supply shortages 25/06/2009

David Cole has vowed to deliver more efficient medicine supply to UK pharmacies after being sworn in as BAPW chairman last week.

 

His two-year...


Germans use EU law as DTP defence 25/06/2009

UK wholesalers must learn from their German counterparts and seek to get their services protected in law as a “public service obligation”, the BAPW conference heard.


Swine flu fuels supply fears 25/06/2009

An autumn surge in swine flu cases could cripple the medicines supply chain, industry leaders have warned.

 

Alex MacKinnon, Community Pharmacy...


Numark to monitor member stock shortages 25/06/2009

Numark has unveiled a plan to collect data from members in order to gauge problems with stock shortag...


Phoenix secures longer term financing 24/06/2009

Wholesaler Phoenix<...


Political parties unite over dispensing errors 24/06/2009

MPs from all three major political parties have condemned the prosecution of single dispensing errors as “an anachronism” an...


Bristol-Myers Squibb selects AAH and Alliance Healthcare as wholesalers 24/06/2009

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) has become the latest pharmaceutical company to overhaul its supply chain. It has appointed AAH and Allianc...





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