Regulation

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.

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.

The Northern Irish pharmacy regulator has revealed proposals for a fee rise, having made a pre-tax loss of almost £200,000.

A “vindictive” pharmacist has been suspended for a year after he “squeezed” his colleague’s bottom and sent her “crazy” WhatsApp messages.

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.

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

The pharmacy regulator is set to change up its “three-pronged” pharmacy inspection approach, it has announced.

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.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is set to fill the “legal loophole” that currently leaves pharmacist-owned-businesses that are run from unregistered premises completely unregulated, the pharmacy regulator has said.

The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has apologised after “mistakenly” referring to the title of pharmacy technician as “pharmacist technician” in a recent council paper.