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HRT prescription items soar 22% after PPC introduction

HRT prescription items soar 22% after PPC introduction

 
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The number of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) prescription items has rocketed up 22% in a year amid the introduction of a pre-payment certificate (PPC), new data has revealed.

NHSE: ‘We need to respect’ GPs refusing to let pharmacies update records

NHSE: ‘We need to respect’ GPs refusing to let pharmacies update records

 
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NHS England (NHSE) officials have said they will “respect” GP practices that have switched off Pharmacy First “update record” IT functionality, despite Community Pharmacy England (CPE) calling for commissioners to “push, push, push” surgeries to “play ball”.

Epilepsy pills recalled after patient finds ‘metallic particle’ inside

Epilepsy pills recalled after patient finds ‘metallic particle’ inside

 
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A batch of anti-seizure medicine has been recalled as a “precautionary measure” after a patient discovered a small piece of metal inside a tablet, the pharmacy negotiator has announced.


Wegovy: Pharmacists urged to report ‘misuse’ amid 46 hospitalisations
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Wegovy: Pharmacists urged to report ‘misuse’ amid 46 hospitalisations

 
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The medicines watchdog has revealed that almost 50 patients have been hospitalised “in association with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs)”.

‘Modernising healthcare’: Electronic prescriptions rolled out in every Wales health board

‘Modernising healthcare’: Electronic prescriptions rolled out in every Wales health board

 
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The electronic prescribing service (EPS) is now available at “some” community pharmacies in every health board in Wales, the government has announced.

Coroner: Lloydspharmacy patient dies after using husband’s ‘identical’ dosette box

Coroner: Lloydspharmacy patient dies after using husband’s ‘identical’ dosette box

 
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A coroner has raised concerns about the lack of “guidance” for pharmacists in a report on an elderly patient who died after taking medication from her husband’s “identical” dosette box.


NHSE ‘planning implementation’ of pharmacy technician PGD use at ‘national level’

NHSE ‘planning implementation’ of pharmacy technician PGD use at ‘national level’

 
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NHS England’s (NHSE) chief pharmacist has revealed that he was “really delighted” to see the government legislation allowing pharmacy technicians to supply drugs under PGDs.

‘Domino’s-style’ prescription tracking to roll out from January following pilot

‘Domino’s-style’ prescription tracking to roll out from January following pilot

 
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Prescription tracking via the NHS App is set for rollout as soon as January, pending the results of a pilot, NHS England (NHSE) has revealed.

GPhC: Pharmacies to ‘verify’ patient history before supplying hair loss drug

GPhC: Pharmacies to ‘verify’ patient history before supplying hair loss drug

 
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The pharmacy regulator has advised that pharmacy teams carry out a “robust” assessment before supplying finasteride – a hair-loss drug with psychiatric and sexual health risks.


NHSE proposes offering Mounjaro to nearly 250,000 people over three years

NHSE proposes offering Mounjaro to nearly 250,000 people over three years

 
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NICE has opened a consultation on the possible mass rollout of tirzepatide to millions of people in England over the next decade.

NHSE reveals details of community pharmacy tech apprenticeship – but act fast  ​

NHSE reveals details of community pharmacy tech apprenticeship – but act fast ​

 
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Over the two-year period, successful applicants will receive a total of £30,106 from NHSE to help pay for this apprenticeship, sites have until Sunday October 13, to apply for funding...

Exclusive: Pharmacy Minister Stephen Kinnock: 'I want to unlock your potential'
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Exclusive: Pharmacy Minister Stephen Kinnock: 'I want to unlock your potential'

 
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I know you are ambitious for change, and very keen to make better use of your skills, to better your communities. You have shown time and again how you can deliver, and we are determined to provide the support you need.


‘It was amazing!’: Olympics lead pharmacist on dispensing to the world’s best athletes
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‘It was amazing!’: Olympics lead pharmacist on dispensing to the world’s best athletes

 
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How did someone with no experience in sports medicine end up as chief pharmacist at the Olympics? C+D spoke exclusively with the lead pharmacist who ran an athletic three-month operation out of a 24/7 polyclinic in the Olympic Village this summer… 

Xrayser: It's disappointing to see this behaviour

Xrayser: It's disappointing to see this behaviour

 
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There are lots of questions swirling around pharmacy, and no 'right' answers. The only thing I am sure of is that we need unity, whatever we do, and an urgent uplift in funding, and we needed it at least five years ago.

Dismissed nine times by GP: Pharmacist ‘saves life’ of student with brain tumor
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Dismissed nine times by GP: Pharmacist ‘saves life’ of student with brain tumor

 
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A doctor told Lucy Younger that her brain tumour symptoms were from “drinking too much” and being “away from home” before an “incredible” pharmacist sent her to get an MRI scan... 


Novo Nordisk reported over ‘national pharmacy’ weight-loss drug sponsorships

Novo Nordisk reported over ‘national pharmacy’ weight-loss drug sponsorships

 
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Novo Nordisk induced multiple “large” pharmacy chains to prescribe one of its weight loss drugs by providing “free of charge” sharps bins, needles and injection-pen travel wallets, the prescription medicine self-regulatory body has found.  

‘Stop supplying immediately’: Pfizer recalls anaemia drug over 'fatal events'

‘Stop supplying immediately’: Pfizer recalls anaemia drug over 'fatal events'

 
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Healthcare professionals have been urged to stop supplying Oxbryta “immediately” after new data revealed “an unfavourable imbalance” of “fatal events” and “acute painful crises” in patients on the drug.  

Promised hub-and-spoke legislation delayed indefinitely

Promised hub-and-spoke legislation delayed indefinitely

 
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The new government is “not in a position” to implement promised intercompany hub-and-spoke changes in January, the pharmacy negotiator has announced.


UPDATED: October Pharmacy First consultation threshold reduced to 20
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UPDATED: October Pharmacy First consultation threshold reduced to 20

 
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The minimum number of Pharmacy First consultations pharmacies will have to complete in October to qualify for a monthly payment has been reduced from 30 to 20, the negotiator has revealed. 

Fentanyl trafficking: Cartel-owned pharmacy sanctioned by US government

Fentanyl trafficking: Cartel-owned pharmacy sanctioned by US government

 
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A pharmacy in Mexico owned by a leading Sinaloa cartel family is facing sanctions, according to the US government.