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‘Significant disappointments’: DH rejects generic substitution recs

 
• By Molly Bowcott

CPE has said that while it is “positive” that the government has “partially” accepted the majority of recommendations in the health and social care committee’s (HSCC) pharmacy report, there are still “some significant disappointments”.

Pharmacy Pills And Box With Healthcare Store Shelf And Prescription
The DH rejected recommendations for the “introduction of generic substitution”

Community pharmacy leaders have given the government’s response to the HSCC’s report on pharmacy a lukewarm welcome, noting a lack of “urgency” or updates on medicine shortages or funding.

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Molly Bowcott joined C+D as a digital reporter in October 2024 after graduating from a master’s in journalism at City, University of London. She previously worked as a news reporter at the U.S. Sun, covering business and politics, among other things.

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