Carolyn Wickware

Executive Editor

carolyn.wickware@rpharms.com

Carolyn Wickware is Executive Editor at The Pharmaceutical Journal

Government to change law to reclassify so-called ‘diet drug’ as a poison

The change will mean 2,4-Dinitrophenol can only be sold legally to a member of the public by a registered pharmacist.…

‘Catastrophic implications’: the pharmacy closures widening health inequalities

Community pharmacy is peerless in the supply of better healthcare in more deprived communities, but this vital role is under serious threat.…

Pharmacies in England’s most deprived areas provide 50% more NHS services to their local populations

Exclusive: "Worrying" new figures show funding cuts are putting much-needed pharmacy services at risk in England's most deprived areas.…

Transitional payments worth £2.5m per month for community pharmacy to end from February 2023

The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee said in a statement that the government had decided to end transitional payments “based on the latest monitoring and analysis of funding delivery”.…

Pharmacies save 1,700 GP appointments through NHS-funded walk-in consultation service

Paul McGorry, chief executive of Humber Local Pharmaceutical Committee, said that 60% of patients who used the 'Walk-in consultation service' in Humber and North Yorkshire would otherwise have gone to a GP.…

NHS pharmacists in Northern Ireland to be balloted over industrial action, says PDA

In a survey by the Pharmacists' Defence Association, 94% of respondents in Northern Ireland said they would support industrial action over NHS pay.…

Local NHS leaders invited to bid for additional funding to run pharmacist prescribing pilots

Exclusive: Additional funding will be available through the Pharmacy Integration Fund to support the pilots, said NHS England.…

Two major drug manufacturers pull out of voluntary repayment arrangements with UK government

A spokesperson for the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry said companies are struggling to justify being part of the voluntary scheme.…

When will England get a ‘Pharmacy First’ service?

Even though details are yet to be announced, a national minor ailments scheme may be on the cards for England. Here is a summary of what we know so far.…

Community pharmacies lose £1.6bn in eight years owing to inflation, government figures show

Health minister Will Quince has published figures showing a cumulative loss of £1.6bn for community pharmacies since 2015/2016.…