‘Zombie drug’ used to stretch out opioid doses banned as opioid costs down 34%
A “high-strength veterinary sedative” and 21 other “dangerous” drugs will be banned by the government, it has announced.
‘Determined to change’: GPhC appoints anti-racism ‘champions'
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has formed a “new working group” to support its “anti-racism agenda” and hold itself “to the same high standards [it expects] of others”, it has announced.
Wegovy: No evidence of 'causal' link between semaglutide and suicide
A “thorough review” by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has found that evidence “does not support” a link between suicidal ideation and diabetes and weight management drug semaglutide.
Medicine wholesaler giant AAH Pharmaceuticals up for sale, say reports
The UK’s “largest independent pure-play pharmaceutical wholesaler” could be sold by its private equity owner Aurelius by the end of the year, the Financial Times has reported.
Wegovy: Regulators removing ‘around 100’ social media POM ads every day
A joint regulator “enforcement operation” is cracking down on swathes of businesses using social media to promote prescription-only medicines (POMs), while the government has raised concerns over online pharmacies prescribing weight loss drugs.
Community and prison locum elected new NAWP president
Lourette Latif Philips will serve as the new National Association of Women Pharmacists (NAWP) president until 2026, the PDA has revealed.
Pharmacy tech suspended for smuggling cannabis into prison ‘in cleavage’
A pharmacy technician has been suspended for 10 months after being found guilty of smuggling cannabis, a sim card and three memory cards into a prison when visiting an inmate who “pressurised” her.
Profitable Day Lewis sees sales top half a billion pounds
The UK’s “second largest independent pharmacy chain” delivered profits of £8m in 2023 as sales topped £500m
Pathfinder pharmacies set to start generating electronic NHS prescriptions
Newly procured electronic prescription technology will allow hundreds of community pharmacies to generate NHS prescriptions and “start delivering” new clinical services, NHS England (NHSE) has revealed).
Pharmacist suspended after touching colleague's bottom in Madame Tussauds
A pharmacist has been suspended for a raft of “inappropriate and sexual” behaviour with female colleagues, including some caught on camera at a Madame Tussauds Christmas party.
Revealed: NHS to claw back over a million in Pharmacy First cash
Pharmacy First funding is set to be “recovered” from over 500 pharmacy contractors who did not meet consultation thresholds, NHS data has revealed.
Oasis, a happy reunion, and a trip down pharmacy's memory lane...
Oasis has reformed 15 years after a bust up in Paris – so naturally C+D got to thinking what was happening in pharmacy 15 years ago today... here is the first in a series of C+D time capsules that may stir some nostalgic memories.
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