<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[CnD]]></title><link>https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk</link><atom:link href="https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[CnD News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:30:38 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Pharmacy First uptake is highest in deprived areas, research finds]]></title><contentRestrictions>free</contentRestrictions><link>https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/clinical/pharmacy-first-uptake-is-highest-in-deprived-areas-research-finds-MCO5LIWO4RHZVBTXDAI4HBTB2U/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/clinical/pharmacy-first-uptake-is-highest-in-deprived-areas-research-finds-MCO5LIWO4RHZVBTXDAI4HBTB2U/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claudia Watson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The analysis also revealed that 67% of Pharmacy First users were female and 59% were aged below 40. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:43:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/resizer/pITbSUHuRYJhVYRWv2vDLRHRQXE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/norstella/BDG3EUD7NNJ3HDN3VLVK5B7XI4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="675" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Researchers identified over 400,000 Pharmacy First consultations for over 340,000 patients]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warning over unsafe Mounjaro prescribing at unregulated clinic]]></title><contentRestrictions>free</contentRestrictions><link>https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/regulation/warning-over-unsafe-mounjaro-prescribing-at-unregulated-clinic-4QGYVAVDBNCMFGFN56U62E2KOQ/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/regulation/warning-over-unsafe-mounjaro-prescribing-at-unregulated-clinic-4QGYVAVDBNCMFGFN56U62E2KOQ/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Lee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The GPhC said the pharmacist was working in an unregulated aesthetic clinic when she prescribed Mounjaro to patients without the appropriate clinical checks.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:33:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/resizer/eW0YcVkRbtqn7MRXnFDBWbLQZm4=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/norstella/CEVPMBNSTBBJ3NMDYT6F22MRF4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="3255" width="6000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The GPhC found Malik relied on screenshots from a non-clinical colleague]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pharmacy bodies react to new PM and ministerial changes ]]></title><contentRestrictions>free</contentRestrictions><link>https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/politics/pharmacy-bodies-react-to-new-pm-and-ministerial-changes-V4UGJPE3IBDZTFOW7B22QTKUVA/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/politics/pharmacy-bodies-react-to-new-pm-and-ministerial-changes-V4UGJPE3IBDZTFOW7B22QTKUVA/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Ryder]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The chief executives of the NPA, the IPA and CPE have urged Andy Burnham and new health secretary Yvette Cooper to address the challenges facing community pharmacy. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:41:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/resizer/PVK-etdJEp_1yPChXNBrgos84hI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/norstella/A7CBGX3WIVD2LKEMOO7GRLJS7Y.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="2051" width="2900"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock has become the Welsh secretary]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From a lawyer: The pessary and the pharmacy - a closer look]]></title><contentRestrictions>premium</contentRestrictions><link>https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/analysis/opinion/from-a-lawyer-the-pessary-and-the-pharmacy-a-closer-look-TUFUSQ2PSNDUTJYES6J7ZAV6TQ/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/analysis/opinion/from-a-lawyer-the-pessary-and-the-pharmacy-a-closer-look-TUFUSQ2PSNDUTJYES6J7ZAV6TQ/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Reissner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A recent report in C+D about the case of a five-year-old girl who, in 2023, was inappropriately prescribed a pessary that was dispensed by a local pharmacy prompted me to take a closer look at the Health Service Ombudsman. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:35:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/resizer/ZfmyLNIAr3237jNQeWXCXTeMJZU=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/norstella/DSJ2GP4FAFHHLJJQB64FMURU5A.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="4024" width="6048"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['A patient who has been injured as the result of a pharmacist’s error or failure to provide a service will usually make a claim for compensation direct to the pharmacy']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pharmacist fired after disclosing pregnancy awarded €50,000 ]]></title><contentRestrictions>free</contentRestrictions><link>https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/independents/pharmacist-fired-after-disclosing-pregnancy-awarded-50000-UC2ZMNONIBE2TP5G3ECLRWMNX4/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/independents/pharmacist-fired-after-disclosing-pregnancy-awarded-50000-UC2ZMNONIBE2TP5G3ECLRWMNX4/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claudia Watson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dikeledi Nkele Mushapho was dismissed around five weeks after telling her employer she was pregnant.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:25:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/resizer/kvPgE50IqlDCSvbkxehkeBAlvZ8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/norstella/D4PF4X6ENNH47AGUQJCWEB6AME.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="1901" width="2534"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mushapho said there was a “rapid shift in her treatment” at work]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pharmacist Support funds ‘record number’ of counselling sessions]]></title><contentRestrictions>free</contentRestrictions><link>https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/funding/pharmacist-support-funds-record-number-of-counselling-sessions-CI6Q6ZM3CZEETG4UZ6PNG4LDS4/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/funding/pharmacist-support-funds-record-number-of-counselling-sessions-CI6Q6ZM3CZEETG4UZ6PNG4LDS4/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Ryder]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The charity's latest impact report revealed that it processed 438 applications for financial assistance in 2025.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:13:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/resizer/V7lsMPSrhffMTHUeRPmpUYmIwjY=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/norstella/VMWULMH2PVFQHDQGDOAXF7GB3U.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="5464" width="8192"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The charity said the pressures facing those in pharmacy "remain significant"]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asda Pharmacy offers £5 ‘reward’ for those booking private MenB jab]]></title><contentRestrictions>free</contentRestrictions><link>https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/multiples/asda-pharmacy-offers-5-reward-for-those-booking-private-menb-jab-PDFDWJSE6NASROYL3HYJQAEQD4/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/multiples/asda-pharmacy-offers-5-reward-for-those-booking-private-menb-jab-PDFDWJSE6NASROYL3HYJQAEQD4/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claudia Watson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The multiple has launched the rewards scheme alongside its delivery of the one-off NHS MenB vaccination service. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:06:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/resizer/BFA6_dcY3rN8O7vOG8l9ltFEMzU=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/norstella/WMSMNE7HFNOZZJNLZIIIDGEWF4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="675" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Asda is also delivering NHS catch-up vaccinations to eligible young people]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[BREAKING: June registration pass rates revealed]]></title><contentRestrictions>free</contentRestrictions><link>https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/education/breaking-june-registration-pass-rates-revealed-5VK24UMD25EVNPG3ZEMYFMZKKU/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/education/breaking-june-registration-pass-rates-revealed-5VK24UMD25EVNPG3ZEMYFMZKKU/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Lee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Figures published by the GPhC show this year’s June pass rate is the highest it has been in six years. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:21:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/resizer/Sl6m4qC0zHrq80sS_RYmjwO_pUE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/norstella/EWWCQX5BGRNALLN27RUC72VFJ4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="675" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some 2,748 candidates passed the assessment on June 16]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I became an independent prescriber after 28 years (honestly)]]></title><contentRestrictions>free</contentRestrictions><link>https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/analysis/opinion/why-i-became-an-independent-prescriber-after-28-years-honestly-NOIUHJNTOFAWPCAUJS23YM4I7Q/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/analysis/opinion/why-i-became-an-independent-prescriber-after-28-years-honestly-NOIUHJNTOFAWPCAUJS23YM4I7Q/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sukhi Basra]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The first prescription I signed in my own name, my hand was not entirely steady. Anyone who tells you otherwise is performing.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:54:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/resizer/V7cOnarzE0ITjk-bUgEsKzfv5T0=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/norstella/JGASSJEBTVD2LFTXWQ3L5BVK6Y.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="600" width="800"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[RCPharm ‘concerned’ by proposed international pharmacist reforms]]></title><contentRestrictions>free</contentRestrictions><link>https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/education/rcpharm-concerned-by-proposed-international-pharmacist-reforms-D7BR3CWL6RHYHA3IIWIQILRI34/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/education/rcpharm-concerned-by-proposed-international-pharmacist-reforms-D7BR3CWL6RHYHA3IIWIQILRI34/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claudia Watson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The GPhC has proposed reducing training for internationally qualified pharmacists to one year and introducing independent prescribing. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:51:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/resizer/dV874uUFjDbjYkowy8vUUM7s55w=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/norstella/UWLDHVZYBJD4TDD6V24V4MI2U4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="3574" width="5360"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The GPhC launched its consultation on the draft standards in April]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Management of heartburn in community pharmacy]]></title><contentRestrictions>free</contentRestrictions><link>https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/internal/management-of-heartburn-in-community-pharmacy-HV4TNM6UMRG3HCAWA2BIZ4FG64/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/internal/management-of-heartburn-in-community-pharmacy-HV4TNM6UMRG3HCAWA2BIZ4FG64/</guid><description><![CDATA[Community pharmacies are an accessible first port of call for people suffering from heartburn, but with so many causes, and lots of different OTC treatment options available, how can you help?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:42:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/resizer/IFqsyM8-MWHL035YepHb3kUvDDQ=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/norstella/ESA6INU54JFK3JMRZYWGQXEKHI.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="3752" width="5718"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vanda's tradipitant data cannot support a gastroparesis indication, FDA said.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coroner calls for more guidance on hepatitis B reactivation prescribing]]></title><contentRestrictions>free</contentRestrictions><link>https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/clinical/coroner-calls-for-more-guidance-on-hepatitis-b-reactivation-prescribing-SZ7EUIJUTVEOZK5PO2XF2B2OD4/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/clinical/coroner-calls-for-more-guidance-on-hepatitis-b-reactivation-prescribing-SZ7EUIJUTVEOZK5PO2XF2B2OD4/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Ryder]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A coroner’s report published after a patient died of complications from a hepatitis B reactivation warned that there is “significant risk of future deaths”.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:42:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/resizer/HsmDNmU1ROZEaihGJESJ-FfqIR8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/norstella/5ICO52J6CFA33K22HN2EMGB65Y.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="3712" width="5568"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The coroner said Tran's medication was "inadvertently discontinued"]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CPE stresses need for ‘proper’ comms on Covid vaccine eligibility]]></title><contentRestrictions>free</contentRestrictions><link>https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/clinical/cpe-stresses-need-for-proper-comms-on-covid-vaccine-eligibility-3IAGHADA3NB2RO6E3225IRZEB4/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/clinical/cpe-stresses-need-for-proper-comms-on-covid-vaccine-eligibility-3IAGHADA3NB2RO6E3225IRZEB4/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claudia Watson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Confusion over last year’s eligibility changes led to “high numbers of ineligible people” presenting for the vaccine, only to be turned away.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:07:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/resizer/v2OqoQ7C5zs0yTLus_GkTk4cAp0=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/norstella/SQKD7KJ5VZDWRKIJF34J7TA4NI.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="4000" width="6000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The IPA's chief executive said the recommended change to eligibility was "deeply disappointing"]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funding and IT ‘critical bottlenecks’ to IP rollout, NPA report warns ]]></title><contentRestrictions>free</contentRestrictions><link>https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/clinical/funding-and-it-critical-bottlenecks-to-ip-rollout-npa-report-warns-XXHHKFM2ENBT5KR5LTSJGLXTEI/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/clinical/funding-and-it-critical-bottlenecks-to-ip-rollout-npa-report-warns-XXHHKFM2ENBT5KR5LTSJGLXTEI/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Ryder]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[According to a recent survey by the NPA, 76% of prescribing pharmacists say better funding is needed for the expansion of independent prescribing. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:06:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/resizer/2_Ca6uRIdYAFOK0JPBuLnp6wPM8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/norstella/FDIP2E6Z55BMFN4MDY4UCYCISU.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="3840" width="5760"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Just 30% of pharmacists said current infrastructure is “adequate for scale”]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pharmacy MenB vac service launches amid stock concerns]]></title><contentRestrictions>free</contentRestrictions><link>https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/clinical/pharmacy-menb-vac-service-launches-amid-stock-concerns-C6YEIQKUXFFFJNMLVX54XSIJKI/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/clinical/pharmacy-menb-vac-service-launches-amid-stock-concerns-C6YEIQKUXFFFJNMLVX54XSIJKI/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Lee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[NHS England (NHSE) has told CPE it will increase vaccine allocations for the one-off MenB vaccination service after concerns were raised about the initial 10-dose allocation, walk-in demand and “reputational issues” due to a lack of stock.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:08:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/resizer/KJ0t0oq8wmINR6DQIpZg0kz4-sc=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/norstella/ZJU7HVVERVCJDG3IIKNJIYO22U.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="3270" width="4904"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The MenB vaccination service starts today and ends on March 31]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>