‘Disgraced’ manufacturer fined for lying about thyroid drug shelf-life
An ex-director may avoid jail time after a manufacturer submitted “falsified” shelf-life data to the medicines watchdog, the MHRA has revealed.
Most common Pharmacy First conditions revealed
A sore throat was the most common reason to offer a Pharmacy First consultation in the first month of the new service, data from the Company Chemists’ Association (CCA) shows.
Penny Mordaunt slams 'unacceptable' pharmacy provision following closures
Prescription waits of over an hour caused by pharmacy closures are “not acceptable”, the leader of the House of Commons has admitted.
PDA: Pharmacy technician qualification levels ‘too low’ to handle PGDs
The PDA has raised “safety” concerns with MPs about allowing pharmacy technicians to supply medicines under PGDs.
‘It’s a minefield’: Why I want to offer dental services next to my pharmacy
Pharmacist Mohamed Fayyaz Haji has plans to offer dental and phlebotomy services in consultation rooms next door to his pharmacy, he told C+D.
Priti Patel: Pharmacies should be used as ‘social prescribing hubs’
The former secretary of state has suggested that pharmacies “utilise their own buildings” to offer a social prescribing service.
Liverpool council reports 'concerning' 9% drop in pharmacies since 2022
The Liverpool Health and Wellbeing Board will publish a “supplementary document” to monitor pharmacy provision after the city saw an almost 10% drop in the number of pharmacies since 2022, it has revealed.
UPDATED: Pharmacy First fee claim deadline delayed again over IT issues
The deadline for contractors to submit February Pharmacy First payments claims has been extended for a second time, the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has told C+D.
Pharmacy First threatens independents with ‘financial deficit’, warns NPA chief
New services are leaving contractors chasing “their tails” amid concerns about a continued “surge of closures”, NPA chief executive Paul Rees told C+D.
CMA merger inquiry clears Pharmacy2U purchase of LloydsDirect
LloydsDirect will be subsumed into Pharmacy2U, after the competition authority issued its approval following a merger inquiry.
‘Late’ but ‘welcome’: Flu programme start dates announced
Pharmacies will only be able to offer the flu vaccine to some patients from September 1, the government has announced.
HMRC investigating Lloydspharmacy over possible £33m locum tax bill
HMRC is looking into a potential £33 million owed to it by the now-defunct multiple, Lloydspharmacy’s liquidators have revealed.
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