Carolyn Wickware

Executive Editor

carolyn.wickware@rpharms.com

Carolyn Wickware is Executive Editor at The Pharmaceutical Journal

Government confirms increase in tax rate for branded drug manufacturers

Manufacturers will have to pay 26.5% of their net income from sales of branded medicines to the government in 2023.…

GP leader calls for pharmacists to be able to substitute antibiotics where there are shortages

Kamila Hawthorne, chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners, said that pharmacists need to be able to dispense a different formulation of an antibiotic or an alternative if it is not available.…

Children can be given oral solid dose antibiotics amid supply problems, NHS guidance says

NHS guidance says whole doses of solid oral dosage forms can be used 'off label' in place of oral suspensions.…

Nearly 7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses wasted, government figures reveal

NHS England becomes responsible for vaccine waste once the doses leave the UK Health Security Agency warehouses.…

NHS to spend up to £28.6m on campaign directing patients to community pharmacy for minor ailments

The 'Help us, help you' campaign is aimed to support the priorities set out in the 'NHS long-term plan' to reduce pressure on other NHS services.…

Pharmacy negotiator criticises ‘reckless’ media campaign directing patients to community pharmacy for minor ailments

Exclusive: The campaign is part of the government's ‘Help us help you’ programme.…

NHS England tenders contract to roll out diabetes low-calorie diet programme nationally

Eligible individuals will be aged 18 to 65 years, diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus within the past six years and meet a certain body mass index criterion, depending on ethnicity.…

Fixing the UK’s medicines shortage crisis

As the UK’s medicine shortage crisis rumbles on, continuing to put patients at risk, we take a closer look at the suspected roots of the issue to identify four ways the problems could be fixed.…

Pharmacy negotiators in renewed talks with government on ‘Pharmacy First’ service in England

Speaking at the NHS Providers conference, Steve Barclay said the government is looking at how to progress Pharmacy First as a way of improving access to general practice.…

Hospital pharmacists in England and Wales to be balloted on industrial action

Exclusive: Unite has confirmed that rolling ballots will close before Christmas, meaning workers could walk out in January 2023.…