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As No Smoking Day approaches, Emma Wilkinson finds out how pharmacists can make the most of the £122m nicotine replacement therapy market
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Business news
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Pharmacists, wholesalers and patients have urged the government to "show greater leadership" and implement cross-party proposals to tackle stock shortages "as a matter of urgency". ... |
 The All-Party Pharmacy Group has published its report into stock shortages [May 15] and C+D reporter Melanie Hall went along to yesterday's press briefing to find out what happens next |
 As the sector battles Stormont in the courts over funding cuts, Emma Weinbren asks how long Northern Ireland can last with a £40 million pharmacy funding hole |
 Are you 110 per cent fed up with workplace catchphrases such as “proactive” and “action-focused”? Emma Weinbren looks at workplace clichés and how to tackle them |
 The pharmacy jobs market is in trouble, experts agree, but what's causing the over-supply of pharmacists, and is it such a bad thing? James Bloodworth reports |
 Anne Hutchings offers a guide to getting the most out of a discerning market |
 Ethical Dilemma After a night out with colleagues, inappropriate pictures and remarks have been posted on Facebook. What is your next step? |
Comment
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If we are to highlight best practice successfully, then members of the UK medicines supply chain must work together, writes BAPW executive director Martin Sawer |
 As the first day of business opens at the Avicenna Conference in Sri Lanka, Jennifer Richardson finds that its time for pharmacists to take action |
 A lot has changed since C+D's first salary survey in 2008, but there are still so many problems with pharmacy pay, writes Jennifer Richardson |
 Gary Paragpuri Are we going to see individual practitioners facing the sort of structural reform that contractors have had to deal with in the past decade? |
 Jennifer Richardson As the war against the NHS reforms continues, there remains a pressing question: how to change pharmacy's funding model to support services |
 Xrayser re-examines his actions when a reader calls him to task |
 While no independent can compete with supermarkets on price, they can compete on value and advice-driven sales, says John D'Arcy |
New medicine service
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Blogs Boots pharmacist manager Nuria Laiglesia offers insight into getting the most out of new medicine service interventions |
 NMS Despite service rates increasing by 400 per cent, pharmacies were paid for less than two thirds of consultations, with one PCT only paying for three. |
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New medicine service Despite completing more than 10,000 NMS interventions in October, pharmacies were only reimbursed for 4,378 |
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Gazing into their crystal balls, C+D Senators predicted that the NMS banded payment structure, which is now being reviewed as a matter of urgency , could lead to the service being " a lot of hard... |
 The launch of the new medicine service was met with trepidation by many, but most accepted that the service was a crucial way of demonstrating pharmacy's worth in the new NHS. As Gary Paragpuri writes, one month in and reception is a bit of a mixed bag |
 New medicine service Exclusive investigation uncovers speedy take up of new medicine service by some, but highlights regional differences |
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Products
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EarCalm Pharmacy-exclusive EarCalm spray is the only OTC remedy for superficial infections of the external auditory canal such as otitis externa – also known as swimmer's ear – says manufacturer Forest Laboratories. EarCalm (acetic acid 2% w/w) is suitable for children over the age of 12 as well as adults. |
 Traveleeze 12.5mg Pastilles Ernest Jackson is hoping to build on last year’s double-digit sales growth for Traveleeze 12.5mg Pastilles, with a “highly targeted” campaign that will launch in the run-up to the summer holiday season. |
 Kool 'n' Soothe As the school holidays season approaches, manufacturer Kobayashi says its range of cooling gel strips are an “essential companion” for travellers. Kool ‘n' Soothe strips are non-medicinal, require no refrigeration and come in individual, easy-to-open pouches. |
 Ultrathon Launched last year to the retail market after being previously only available to military personnel, Ultrathon is now the third best-selling brand in the insect repellent market, according to SymphonyIRI Group figures. |
Multiples
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Business Alliance Boots has seen another year of double-digit growth, with revenue soaring by 18.4 per cent to £23 billion and trading profits up 12.4 per cent, despite the “challenging economic environment” and a drop in UK dispensing income. |
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Fitness to practise Noor Mohammed Zafar Shaikh, registration number 2059250, has been struck off the pharmacy register after refusing to pay back £26,000 in wages he wrongly received from the Co-operative Pharmacy, and "dishonestly" poaching patients while working at a separate business. |
 Business Boots has revamped the look and feel of its pharmacies to support a new strategy that will see the health and beauty giant focusing on "condition-led care". |
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Boots has held a conference with 5,000 of its pharmacists and store managers to share the company's strategic vision for pharmacy and look at how the multiple can become the "number one for... |
IT Zone
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IT Zone The use of text message prompts as a strategy to boost medicines adherence has been bolstered by a review of evidence published in an American medicines journal. |
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Rohpharm Pharmacy in Plaistow, east London, has successfully trialled a repeat medications service that enabled it to directly share information on patients' repeat prescriptions with a local GP... |
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IT Zone Pfizer has launched an online portal for its dispensing customers, to give pharmacists up-to-date information on their accounts, stock availability and access to training materials. |
 Multiples Health and beauty giant is improving efficiency by opening an online service centre in Burton-upon-Trent |