Social Issues
0Pharmacies in Scotland have been asked to ensure they have the “appropriate stock” of naloxone – a medicine used to reverse the effects of an opiate overdose – following an “increase in sudden collapse” due to overdoses.
0A new charity partnership has seen over 60 Fife pharmacies sign up to offer life-saving take-home naloxone services.
0The daughter of a pharmacy worker who became a key witness in prosecuting the “Killer Clown” John Wayne Gacy is releasing a book featuring diary entries that shed a light on the impact of the murders on survivors.
0There are currently no plans to employ pharmacists at the UK’s first legal supervised healthcare setting, where people “can inject drugs obtained elsewhere”, C+D has learned.
0A coroner has raised concerns about GP practice “safety measures” after advice from a dispensing pharmacist and consultant psychiatrist was ignored.
0Community pharmacists in north east London can now offer low income and vulnerable patients advice and OTC treatments for 24 common minor illnesses, the local commissioner has revealed.
0The government has announced that it will give pharmacists and pharmacy technicians the power to supply naloxone for future use without a prescription.
0A bill proposing “safe access zones” around places providing abortions has been backed by Scottish MSPs though its first stage and could be expanded to include pharmacies, the Scottish government has revealed.
0Pharmacist A.A. Dhand’s next crime novel is set for publication in spring 2025, with a plot inspired by his own experiences of “drugs, dealers and incredible stories of maverick drug-deals”.
0The former secretary of state has suggested that pharmacies “utilise their own buildings” to offer a social prescribing service.