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How one local community COVID-19 service treated up to 200 vulnerable patients each day

At the height of the Omicron wave, this local medicines delivery unit received an unexpectedly high number of referrals for patients at risk from COVID-19. Here is how they coped.…

Published: 11 May 2022

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NHS Education for Scotland funds a further 186 independent prescriber training places

The funded places will be allocated first to pharmacists on the waiting list for training.…

Published: 10 May 2022

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No plans yet for community pharmacy to provide PrEP despite low uptake rates in some groups

Exclusive: HIV groups are "incredibly disappointed" commissioners have not yet come up with plans for community pharmacies to provide pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection.…

Published: 6 May 2022

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Patients have lost more than 20 tonnes of weight through LloydsPharmacy private prescribing service

Exclusive: In an interview with The Pharmaceutical Journal, Victoria Steele, superintendent pharmacist at LloydsPharmacy, revealed the multiple's private weight loss service had helped patients lose more than 20 tonnes of weight in total.…

Published: 4 May 2022

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Victoria Steele: ‘There are simply not enough pharmacists working in community pharmacy’

LloydsPharmacy’s superintendent pharmacist sets out her thoughts on how to make community pharmacy an attractive place to work in a post-pandemic NHS.…

Published: 4 May 2022

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Pharmacists can limit some HRT supplies to three months, says government

Serious shortage protocols have been issued for some hormone replacement therapy products, which will allow pharmacists to place three-month limits on prescriptions to mitigate supply issues.…

Published: 3 May 2022

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Patient safety body investigates role of liquid morphine classification following patient death

The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch investigated whether the classification of oral morphine solution as a Schedule 5 controlled drug could have contributed to a patient's death but found this was not relevant to the case.…

Published: 29 April 2022

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Online pharmacies are eight times more likely to fail regulatory standards, data show

Exclusive: Investigation reveals how some online pharmacies are repeatedly prescribing large amounts of opioids and z-drugs, in one case using an accountant to approve medicine orders.…

Published: 29 April 2022

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Pharmacy regulators will set responsible pharmacist rules, announces government

The government has published a draft order, which will revoke current regulations on responsible pharmacists.…

Published: 28 April 2022

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Progress yet to be made on fast-track medical training for pharmacists

Exclusive: The Department of Health and Social Care first put forward plans for fast-track medical training courses in February 2020, but has said there are currently no updates on the proposals.…

Published: 27 April 2022