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‘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.
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.
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.
‘Highly concerning’: Hydrocortisone manufacturers' £100m fine overturned
Manufacturers that hiked hydrocortisone prices by 10,000% and paid off competitors will not have to pay “nearly £100m of fines” after a successful appeal, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has ruled.
Asthma drug under ‘review’ after surge in psychiatric incidents
The medicines watchdog is finalising a review of asthma drug montelukast after a rise in Yellow Card reports, amid a shortage of other asthma drugs.
'Disgraceful' pharmacy technician struck off for selling stolen test strips on eBay
A pharmacy technician has been struck off the register for reselling stolen blood sugar tests on eBay and for breaching GDPR by storing “thousands” of prescriptions in her car boot, the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has revealed.
Pharmacist appointed new chair of GPhC board of assessors
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has appointed Dr Mat Smith as its new board of assessors’ chair.
Coroner: Vitamin D packs should outline ‘serious risks’ after overdose death
A coroner has raised concerns over vitamin D packaging after an 89-year-old man died from “vitamin D toxicity”, among other causes.
‘No realistic prospect’ of proper payout in Lloydspharmacy redundancy row
The Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) has warned that there is “no realistic prospect” of a decent payout for former Lloydspharmacy employees who worked in Sainsbury's stores, even if they were to win their ongoing redundancy dispute in court.
Coroner: Give pharmacies ‘obligation’ to report failure to collect methadone
A coroner has raised concerns that pharmacies have “no apparent obligation” to report when a patient stops collecting methadone, after a man died when a pharmacy’s warnings were ignored.
GPhC proposes new three-tier system to register overseas pharmacists
Pharmacists trained in “similar” countries like Australia, New Zealand and Ireland could register after 3-4 months, according to new proposals from the GPhC.
Codeine linctus to be reclassified to POM status over 'risk of abuse'
Codeine linctus is set to be reclassified from a pharmacy (P) medicine to prescription-only medicine (POM) status, the medicines regulator has announced.
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