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The decision by a local NHS ICB to completely end gluten-free product prescriptions to save £250,000 has been met with widespread disapproval from patients who were consulted on proposed changes.
CPE data shows 96% of pharmacy owners are “concerned” or “very concerned” that “their business may not survive this winter” as Sadik Al-Hassan MP is “eager to see this government avoid mistakes made during the past 14 years that have brought our sector to a crisis point”.
The regulator has issued a year’s suspension in an “unusual case” that saw a pharmacist send prescription only medicines (POMs) “hidden in a barrel with clothes and shoes” to Sierra Leone.
The US DOJ has filed a lawsuit against CVS alleging its “actions helped to fuel the opioid crisis” as it “prioritized corporate profits over patient safety”.
Asda will “endeavour to retain as many pharmacists as possible” while it implements a “new model” – but is no longer offering £1,000 one-time payments to sweeten the deal, C+D has learned.
Health secretary says funding negotiations will begin “shortly in the new year” as pharmacy minister says the delay is because negotiations “did not get over the line before the general election”.
Patients using weight loss drugs in the UK have overwhelmingly opted for Mounjaro over Wegovy in the last six months, PharmaDoctor data has revealed.
The Company Chemists’ Association has announced the 47-strong Lincolnshire Co-op “will be joining as a member” at the start of next year.
The pharmacy all party parliamentary group (APPG) has launched a “vital” inquiry into the impact of medicines shortages in England.
Ex-social-media-influencer Georgie Aldous, who was able to take weight loss jab Mounjaro despite suffering with an eating disorder, has warned followers that the drug is “not worth the risk”.
NHS England (NHSE) has decided that mandatory rotations for pharmacy trainees “will be delayed” until the 2027/28 cohort.
The proportion of students who passed this autumn’s registration exam has fallen almost 10 percentage points compared to last year, pharmacy regulators have revealed.
The pharmacy regulator has revealed that it will go forward with some changes to pharmacy education quality checks, despite “long-standing concerns” raised during its consultation.
The PDA has released a statement in response to Superdrug management’s communication with pharmacists, which the body said was “ill informed” and in need of “correction”.
Omnicell UK & Ireland, a leader in transforming the pharmacy and nursing care delivery model, has entered into an agreement with Gollmann, a leading German manufacturer for pharmacy robotic storage and dispensing solutions...
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has found that the fitness to practice (FtP) of a pharmacist who was in charge when patient confidentiality was breached by the “fly-tipping” of medical waste in an “unsecure location” is “no longer impaired”.
Boots parent company Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has remained taciturn amid fresh rumours that it is in talks to “sell itself” to a private equity firm in the new year.
A pilot scheme making HIV drug pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) “more accessible” via community pharmacies is set to begin in autumn 2025, the Welsh government has told C+D.
The US President-elect Donald Trump has called for an investigation into the link between vaccines and autism – a debunked claim – and has said his health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr will be “working with” drug companies to find out “what’s happening”.
NHS England (NHSE) has launched a “confidential 24/7 text support service” for pharmacists who are feeling “worried or overwhelmed” and need someone to speak to.