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Concern over ‘inappropriate’ flu vaccine being given to people aged over 65 years

An NHS regional flu lead has warned that patients aged over 65 years who have been given the QIVe vaccine should be recalled and possibly revaccinated.…

Published: 5 October 2022

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RPS proposes ‘single leadership body’ to credential pharmacists and pharmacy technicians

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society said forming a single leadership body for both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will "amplify pharmacy’s collective professional voice to employers, other professions, and governments".…

Published: 5 October 2022

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Government grants record number of drug price concessions in September 2022

The list of 159 products with price concessions in September 2022 includes alendronic acid and aripiprazole.…

Published: 4 October 2022

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Oxybutynin is not suitable as over-the-counter medicine, say pharmacy bodies

Pharmacy bodies say there is "mounting evidence" linking oxybutynin to cognitive decline and the progression of dementia.…

Published: 4 October 2022

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UK government is preparing guidance to help with type 2 diabetes medication supply issues

Exclusive: Experts are "very concerned" about the shortages of semaglutide and dulaglutide and have warned it would be a lot of work to transfer patients to other medication options.…

Published: 3 October 2022

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Independent prescribing pharmacist numbers total 15,000, increasing by two-thirds in two years

Exclusive: There were 14,635 independent prescribers on the pharmacy register in August 2022, compared with 8,806 independent prescribers in May 2020.…

Published: 30 September 2022

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NHS could introduce performers list for independent prescribing pharmacists

A performers list for pharmacist prescribers would be in line with similar lists held for doctors and dentists.…

Published: 30 September 2022

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Alzheimer’s drug found to slow disease progression in phase III trial hailed as ‘historic’

Despite substantial side effects, patients taking lecanemab deteriorated 27% more slowly than those who took placebo.…

Published: 29 September 2022

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Pharmacies could provide ‘wider range’ of vaccinations in overhauled NHS vaccination service, says PSNC

NHS England expects "to develop a commissioning framework that enables an integrated approach to vaccinations in 2023/24".…

Published: 29 September 2022

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Electronic prescribing system cuts dispensing errors by almost half in one trust

Exclusive: As a result of implementing an electronic prescribing and medicines administration system, East London NHS Foundation Trust reduced dispensing errors by 45% and saved more than £900,000 per year.…

Published: 28 September 2022