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NHS reforms A group of influential MPs have added to mounting concerns over health secretary's plans, describing them as a "disruption and distraction" |
 Northern Ireland The Northern Ireland High Court ruled that the government had not followed the correct consultation process before making the cuts, which represented a 33 per cent slash to pharmacy funding. |
 Northern Ireland pharmacists were braced for the High Court to decide whether the summer’s cuts to pharmacy funding in the country were fairly implemented |
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 Clinical Pharmacy leaders in London have called for the sector to be given a greater role in tackling HIV and AIDS on the back of a report that warned that there was an urgent need to improve HIV prevention services in the capital. |
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NMS An LPC has urged PSNC to review the new medicine service after a survey of its contractors confirmed they were unhappy with the service's payment structure and are struggling with administration and patient recruitment. |
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IT Zone Pharmacists have told C+D that the deployment of EPS release 2 is not always smooth sailing, with 'GPs getting the gain, while pharmacists feel the pain' |
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IT Zone The roll out of release two of the electronic prescription service (EPS) is progressing well and system suppliers expect to make significant progress in 2012, C+D understands. |
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IT Zone The slow uptake of EPS release two by GP surgeries should not be an excuse for pharmacies to delay installing the system, experts warn |
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IT Zone LPCs have urged PSNC to work with system suppliers to integrate PharmaBase and PMR systems, warning that a failure to do so could increase workload and risk the loss of crucial data supporting the new medicine service (NMS). |
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A Dutch company is in talks with seven UK organisations to introduce a pharmacy dispensing machine that will allow patients to pick up prescriptions 24 hours a day, C+D has learned. ... |
 NMS System suppliers have pledged to release updated and improved versions of their new medicine service modules after pharmacists reported limitations with some of the existing software. |
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IT Zone Pharmacists in England and Wales are now able to access their information governance toolkits for 2011-12. |
 Business AAH has launched an online doctor service to help community pharmacists "widen" their customer offering. |
 Scotland Pharmacists in Scotland will have to "step up the pace" following an overhaul of the country's pharmacy payments system, a contractor has warned. |
 Sales of Care ViraSoothe, a gel that helps ease the itching caused by chickenpox, increased by 23 per cent after the brand received the backing of celebrity medic Chris Steele. Dr Steele,... |
 Product Rosemont said the product, which it says is the first licensed liquid ACE inhibitor, could be a "welcome answer" for some patients. |
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Product recall MHRA receives warning over two batches of the saline nasal spray |
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Canesten is expecting a 20 per cent increase in sales as it relaunches its ‘Fidgety' TV ad this month. The ad will run from January 9 to March 25 and represents an investment of £1.5 million... |
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Practice GlaxoSmithKline has discontinued its Becodisks Disks and Diskhaler range in the UK. |
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Dentyl Active has launched an alcohol-free mouthwash designed to strengthen and protect teeth from damaging food and drinks. Dentyl Active Enamel Restore, costing £4.07 for 500ml, contains double the fluoride level of other major mouthwash brands (within recommended levels), and can be used by children from the age of seven. |
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Product Novartis has announced it will be discontinuing its estrogen patches Estraderm TTS 25 and 100 as of January 1. |
 Men’s hair colourant brand Just for Men is set to be the subject of a £1 million television advertising burst in the new year, manufacturer Combe International has confirmed. |
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Hydromol ointment has been reformulated to remove sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS), after research published earlier this year showed SLS may damage the skin barrier, thus worsening skin irritation and atopic eczema. |
 Teva and Procter & Gamble have combined their capabilities in the OTC medicines market in a deal designed to help boost their international presence. |
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Daily digest NHS reforms and hospitals are on the agenda today as Isobel Smith rounds up today’s health headlines |
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Practice A pharmacy chain on Cumbrae has come under fire from three Scottish island GPs who are threatening to resign in protest over the opening of a new pharmacy that they claim will destroy their livelihoods. |
 Business Sandwell contractors have urged their PCT to block attempts by a new health centre from opening a pharmacy on the premises, claiming that any such move would have a detrimental effect on local healthcare |
 Fight for Fairness Pharmacy businesses in England were left almost £470,000 out of pocket over the past two years after database mistakes meant the sector's paymaster priced their prescriptions incorrectly. |
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Practice A pharmacy chain on Cumbrae has come under fire from three Scottish island GPs who are threatening to resign in protest over the opening of a new pharmacy that they claim will destroy their livelihoods. |
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Fight for Fairness Pharmacy businesses in England were left almost £470,000 out of pocket over the past two years after database mistakes meant the sector's paymaster priced their prescriptions incorrectly. |
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Clinical Pharmacy leaders in London have called for the sector to be given a greater role in tackling HIV and AIDS on the back of a report that warned that there was an urgent need to improve HIV prevention services in the capital. |
 Boots Health and beauty giant Boots has confirmed its plans to increase the number of in-store health clinics it offers in partnership with the NHS. |
 Daily digest Boots has launched its second in-store dental surgery in Manchester and more than 1,200 pharmacies across Scotland are helping to raise awareness of stroke symptoms. Isobel Smith rounds up today’s health headlines |
 The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) has called for formal recognition from Boots after claiming the multiple's employees were tired of their employment terms being "gradually eroded". |
 Pharmacists are expecting stock shortages to worsen over the next year, the C+D Stocks Survey 2011 has found, with only 3 per cent of respondents expecting to see any improvement in the situation.... |
 Business Multiples have added their voice to concerns over 100-hour applications, after experiencing pressure on their pharmacies caused by rivals taking advantage of the exemption, including GP surgeries. |
 Business Pharmacy businesses are braced for another tough year with profit margins set to fall by to 2 to 3 per cent and category M clawbacks continuing to hit their bottom lines. |
 Crime Gunman threatens staff at Manchester Co-operative pharmacy before shooting at member of public |
 Clinical Helius smart pills, which will go on sale through Lloydspharmacy in September, will be offered to patients taking medication for heart conditions and diabetes. |
 Multiples Executive chairman Stefano Pessina announced that Alliance Boots performed strongly in the last three months of 2011 with revenue soaring 14 per cent |
 Public health Research by Sainsbury's has found that the average Brit's new year resolutions last just 28 days, with most people slipping back into less healthy ways before February. |
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Sales of Care ViraSoothe, a gel that helps ease the itching caused by chickenpox, increased by 23 per cent after the brand received the backing of celebrity medic Chris Steele. Dr Steele,... |
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Product Rosemont said the product, which it says is the first licensed liquid ACE inhibitor, could be a "welcome answer" for some patients. |
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Multiples Executive chairman Stefano Pessina announced that Alliance Boots performed strongly in the last three months of 2011 with revenue soaring 14 per cent |
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Product recall MHRA receives warning over two batches of the saline nasal spray |
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Canesten is expecting a 20 per cent increase in sales as it relaunches its ‘Fidgety' TV ad this month. The ad will run from January 9 to March 25 and represents an investment of £1.5 million... |
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Business Robinson Young, which brokers OTC and personal care brands, is expanding into the pharmacy market to capitalise on “growth prospects in the sector” |
 Business October's £39m category M clawbacks the final straw for many contractors as tightening economic pressures force more and more to sell up |
 Practice MHRA and Royal Pharmaceutical Society hit out at Poundland's three for £1 paracetamol deal over patient safety fears |
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Practice GlaxoSmithKline has discontinued its Becodisks Disks and Diskhaler range in the UK. |
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Independents Independent pharmacies must adapt to industry changes or face extinction, independent support group Alphega has warned. |
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