All ex-Jhoots pharmacies taken over by Allied Pharmacies to reopen The company has also confirmed that all staff that have moved over to Allied Pharmacies will receive backdated pay.…
Students from 24 out of 28 pharmacy schools applied for a bursary in 2025 Since the launch of its student bursary scheme in 2014, Pharmacist Support has awarded 103 bursaries totalling more than £300,000.…
Patients will be able to join clinical trials through NHS App Integration of the ‘Be part of research’ service with the NHS app is aimed to enable patients with rare cancers to sign up to receive details of relevant clinical trials.…
Patient safety commissioner to approach PM over ‘disappointing’ delay to valproate compensation Henrietta Hughes said that nearly two years after publishing ‘The Hughes report’, patients harmed by valproate use are still waiting for a decision on financial redress.…
The Pharmaceutical Journal’s Siobhan Chan awarded ‘Newcomer of the Year’ This is the fourth year in a row that a journalist from The Pharmaceutical Journal has been recognised at the Avicenna Media Awards.…
Prescribing error led to death of baby, says coroner A newborn patient was wrongly prescribed sodium acid phosphate instead of sodium chloride, leading to an overdose, a report from the coroner for Inner West London found.…
Is a cure for epidermolysis bullosa on the horizon? New trials to repurpose drugs for the rare genetic skin condition epidermolysis bullosa are offering families a level of hope not seen before, raising the question of whether a cure may finally be in sight.…
Coroner highlights lack of head injury warnings for anticoagulant A patient prescribed apixaban, who died following a fall, was unaware of the risks that the anticoagulant presented in the event of head trauma.…
Community pharmacies face ‘economic peril’, CPE warns government In an “uncompromising” letter, Community Pharmacy England said negotiations for the next pharmacy contract must close the funding gap for the sector.…
Brands help patients choose most appropriate OTC drugs Nearly two-thirds of respondents to a survey by consumer healthcare association PAGB said trust in a brand influenced their decision to buy over-the-counter medicines.…
