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Network set up to study drug shortages across Europe

The European Union has launched a European Medicines Shortages Research Network to look at the causes of medicines shortages and their impact on patients.…

Published: 26 April 2016

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Automated hub-and-spoke dispensing: technology set to transform the business model of community pharmacy

A facility in Warrington is using automated assembly lines and robotics to prepare prescriptions for a handful of community pharmacies in the north of England. This new model of dispensing medicines challenges the traditional role of community pharmacies but could increase efficiences and reduc…

Published: 14 April 2016

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Details published of how pharmacies in Europe will prevent falsified medicines getting into the supply chain

An EU regulation that heralds a new system designed to prevent falsified medicines getting into the supply chain has been published by the European Medicines Agency and the European Commission.…

Published: 17 February 2016

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Carter review calls for more clinical pharmacists to be deployed by NHS trusts

NHS trusts should deploy more clinical pharmacists, including pharmacist prescribers, and use them to drive value from the £6.7bn that NHS hospitals spends on medicines every year, Lord Carter has advised in his final review of English NHS acute hospitals.…

Published: 10 February 2016

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British wholesalers association relaunches as Healthcare Distribution Association UK

The British Association of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers has rebranded itself the Healthcare Distribution Association UK to reflect the evolving nature of the healthcare supply chain and the services provided by its members.…

Published: 5 February 2016

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Q&A: Providing healthcare during the European refugee crisis

Pharmacist Miguel Serrano from MÃ©decins Sans FrontiÃ¨res discusses the challenges with providing medicines to refugees and asylum seekers.…

Published: 3 February 2016

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Service disruption at Pharmacy2U prompts action by NHS England and pharmacy regulator

Technical problems being experienced by the online pharmacy company Pharmacy2U have prompted NHS England to write to GPs and other primary care service providers to warn them about the “unacceptable” disruption to services.…

Published: 24 December 2015

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Difficulties accessing patient records is challenge for hospital pharmacists across Europe

Hospital pharmacists across Europe share common challenges that are getting in the way of them being able to deliver best practice, according to the results of a survey conducted by the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists.…

Published: 4 November 2015

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Getting the right medicines at the right price

Organisation and delegation are essential skills in a procurement role.…

Published: 24 August 2015

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One in five prescription interventions relate to drug shortages

Around 20% of prescription interventions made by community pharmacists relate to medicines shortages, suggest the findings of an audit published on 8 July 2015.…

Published: 15 July 2015