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The DH has said that patients with type two diabetes can be initiated on or switched to alternative treatments amid ongoing shortages of semaglutide and other GLP-1 RAs.
Patients with type two diabetes can be initiated on Mounjaro Kwikpens (tirzepatide) or Rybelsus tablets (semaglutide), according to a Department of Health and Social Care (DH) medicine supply notification announced by Community Pharmacy England (CPE) this week (March 18).
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0Margaret Billings sustained fatal injuries when she was caught between a moving boat and a riverbank during a day out “with family and friends”, an inquest has found.
4C+D rounds up some of the immediate pharmacy reaction to news that NHS England will be abolished, with more control moving back to the government and local leaders…
3Wes Streeting has revealed that the DH is “immediately” working to scrap NHS England (NHSE) and put a new “transformation team” in place – adding that it is in the “very final stages” of concluding a new pharmacy contract deal.
Paydens Pharmacy has announced the rollout of a private prescribing service that allows patients to access same-day care “without needing to see their GP” for £15 per consultation.
The health secretary has deemed Boots weight loss safeguards “totally unacceptable” after a new Dispatches documentary found that the pharmacy provided a 16-year-old with Wegovy against its own policy.
