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Community pharmacists are the ethical face within the AI tsunami

Humans might not be able to keep up with AI which is bringing a deluge of new medicines – but community pharmacy might hold the solution.

Digital People

Pharmacy technicians are entitled to be called pharmacy professionals

Becoming a pharmacy technician requires a qualification, education and registration – so why shouldn’t they be 'pharmacy professionals' along with pharmacists?

Regulatory bodies GPhC

It's Election Day - so what's coming next for pharmacy and politics?

As pharmacists join millions streaming to the polling booths, what state will the new government find pharmacy in?

Politics Funding
EXCLUSIVE

Political Pills: What awaits the new pharmacy minister?

‘The new Minister should not wait for CPE to call, he or she must call Janet Morrison and meet her within their first week…’

Political parties Funding

Xrayser: We’re at risk of not spending £645m investment

While the country eagerly awaits the General Election, Xrayser is worried pharmacy won’t get the money it needs for Pharmacy First

Services Politics
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Wes Streeting: 'Sunak says he wants to put pharmacies first, but he's left the sector to rot'

A fortnight ago, Rishi Sunak wrote to C+D readers suggesting Labour had no plan for the sector. Now, in another exclusive for C+D, Labour's Wes Streeting hits back...

Politics Prescriptions

A pharmacist abroad - what happened when I decided to practice in Canada?

After mulling it over for a few years, in December 2019 I submitted my application to gain permanent residency in Canada and begin the process of practicing pharmacy there...

People Registration exam
EXCLUSIVE

'Pharmacies are the lifeblood of our communities - Labour has no plan'

As Chemist + Druggist readers may know, my mum set up and ran our local pharmacy in Southampton when I was growing up. I was proud to help her out there as a teenager for many years, delivering prescriptions and doing the books...

Politicians Funding

Wegovy woes: Nothing feels as good as big fat skinny profits

Wegovy and Ozempic are delivering fat profits from making people skinny. Manufacturer Novo Nordisk expects voluptuous $40bn sales in 2024, up 18% on 2023. But one doctor warns death will follow if the status quo continues...

General Regulation Regulatory bodies
EXCLUSIVE

Political Pills: There is clearly something wrong in community pharmacy

Steve Brine, former pharmacy minister and C+D's newest columnist, reveals the back story behind the HSCC inquiry, and warns that Janet Morrison and the CPE will need to be on top of their game once parliament resumes...

Businesses Contract

Welcome to the funeral for Community Pharmacy - almost

Dress in black. Dim the lights. Wear a sombre expression and murmur sorrowful things. The NPA isn’t planning a funeral for community pharmacy, but the vibe is mournful. However, happily community pharmacy isn’t all dead just yet...

Businesses Money

No time to waste! Politicians ‘of all colours’ must expand Pharmacy First

CCA chief executive Malcolm Harrison says his report into the Pharmacy First rollout shows a ‘postcode lottery’ emerging across the country, and that there is capacity for hundreds of thousands more consultations if the government accelerates...

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