Clinical

UPDATED: Pharmacy First thresholds slashed until March

UPDATED: Pharmacy First thresholds slashed until March

The minimum number of Pharmacy First consultations pharmacies must complete to qualify for a monthly payment has been reduced until March next year, NHS England has revealed.

How to secure a job in general practice pharmacy

How to secure a job in general practice pharmacy

Are you considering a change of sector? Follow these easy steps to maximise your changes of bagging a job in general practice, says Shilpa Patel

Government to consider permanent axing of pharmacy clinical audit

Government to consider permanent axing of pharmacy clinical audit

The government will “consider” the permanent removal of the requirement for a contractor-chosen clinical audit, the pharmacy negotiator has reminded contractors.

Just 58% of patients go to their pharmacy for a minor illness, study finds

Just 58% of patients go to their pharmacy for a minor illness, study finds

Only around half of patients would attend their pharmacy if they had a minor illness, a new study has found.

Join C+D’s Big Debate on herbal medicines at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress

Join C+D’s Big Debate on herbal medicines at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress

C+D will hold its next Big Debate – asking whether community pharmacy teams should recommend herbal medicines to patients – live at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress in London on Saturday (May 14).

Pharmacists may have to supply sodium valproate in original pack

Pharmacists may have to supply sodium valproate in original pack

The MHRA is planning to consult on introducing a legal requirement for pharmacists to supply sodium valproate in its original pack in a bid to support its safe use, the DH said.

Everything pharmacy teams need to know about COVID-19

Everything pharmacy teams need to know about COVID-19

With the COVID-19 pandemic creating news at breakneck speed, C+D presents all the essential information on the topic to help pharmacists manage the crisis

The pharmacy COVID lateral flow device distribution service explained

The pharmacy COVID lateral flow device distribution service explained

A pharmacy lateral flow device distribution service has been launched in England. C+D unpacks what the Pharmacy Collect service entails.

How community pharmacies can tap into the ear care service market

How community pharmacies can tap into the ear care service market

Earwax removal is no longer offered by most GPs, so patients are increasingly turning to community pharmacies for advice and treatment. C+D considers how to tap into this market

MHRA reviewing chloramphenicol eye drops safety as service is scrapped

MHRA reviewing chloramphenicol eye drops safety as service is scrapped

The MHRA is “urgently” reviewing the evidence around the safety of chloramphenicol eye drops in children under two years, after an EMA update prompted cessation of some services.