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GP leaders have voted “overwhelmingly” for pharmacy blood pressure checks to be “terminated with immediate effect” at the BMA’s annual GP conference – also calling for Pharmacy First to be “immediately discontinued” and funds “redirected” into general practice.
Boots has launched a private respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination service in 75 stores across the UK for those who aren’t eligible for a free NHS vaccination.
A study of Welsh sore throat services has found that 24% of pharmacy consultations ended with an antibiotic prescription, compared with 39% of GP consultations.
A pharmacy group has urged the BMA to reject a GP leaders’ motion for pharmacy blood pressure checks to be “terminated with immediate effect”, which is set to be debated at the BMA’s annual GP conference tomorrow.
The medicines regulator has ordered an online pharmacy to amend its advertising for medication “not licensed for weight loss” following a complaint, it has revealed.
A Wembley pharmacy is “actively preparing” a legal case after being suspended from the Pharmacy First service, C+D has learned.
Pilot pharmacies are set to offer patients vouchers for a vape “starter kit” and “up to four weeks’ worth of vape liquid” in a bid to help them quit smoking.
An ejaculation “delay spray” has been recalled as a “precautionary measure” after a company admitted selling the product “containing lidocaine without authorisation” from the MHRA.
GP leaders have called for pharmacy blood pressure checks to be “terminated with immediate effect” ahead of the BMA’s annual GP conference later this month, where the motion and other community pharmacy issues will be debated.
The pharmacy sector has deemed the tabloid “irresponsible” for publishing an article that tells patients how to answer Pharmacy First service questions so that pharmacists “give you antibiotics”.
A mum of three was landed in hospital shortly after taking weight loss jab Mounjaro, having “bought into” an online pharmacy’s ad for the drug on social media, C+D has learned.
NHS England (NHSE) has relaunched its national Pharmacy First marketing campaign today, which includes “minor revisions” to the original material published earlier this year.
Northern Irish pharmacies are set to offer a sore throat service from next month as part of a “winter preparedness plan” following a successful pilot, the government has announced.
More than a third of the public are still “unaware” of the Pharmacy First service launched across England in January, the NPA has revealed.
The medicines watchdog has received reports of some 10 deaths “with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) indicated for weight management” such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, C+D can reveal.
Pharmacies in Devon are taking part in a new pilot service that aims to reduce the number of drug-related deaths in the county and trains staff to recognise and respond to the “symptoms of opioid overdose”.
A batch of beta blocker medicine has been recalled as a “precautionary measure” amid concerns that blister strips of a different medication could be inside the tablet pack, the pharmacy negotiator has announced.
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.
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”.
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.