Molly Bowcott

Journalist

London, UK

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‘Tear down the regs and make PrEP readily available’, say MPs

Describing the situation as "ridiculous", MPs have called for HIV drug pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to be made “more readily available” outside of sexual health clinics and to “tear down” the regulations stopping community pharmacies from prescribing the medicine.

Flu: ‘No changes’ to eligibility as autumn start dates announced

The government has announced the dates for pharmacies to begin delivering free flu vaccinations in the autumn with no changes made to the eligible cohorts.

Kinnock: Employers must make pharmacy jobs ‘attractive’

The pharmacy minister has told MPs that the responsibility “clearly” falls on employers to keep community pharmacists in work by making their jobs “attractive”.

‘Modernised corporate structure’: RPS reveals dates for ‘Royal College’ vote

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has proposed changes to its Royal Charter to help create “a robust foundation” for the membership body, with the vote on its royal college bid to open in just over a month's time.

Pharmacist suspended for claiming MMR jab causes autism

A fitness-to-practise (FtP) committee has suspended a pharmacist for four months after she shared “misinformation about the MMR vaccination and autism”, which “risked serious harm” to a patient.

PSNI appoints new chief executive on DH ‘secondment’

The Northern Irish (NI) pharmacy regulator has appointed a new chief executive after months of delay.