News Pharmacy flu vaccine uptake tops previous year’s figure with three months to go Almost 1.5 million flu vaccines have been administered under the community pharmacy flu vaccination service in the 2019/2020 winter season, according to the latest statistics from the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee.…Published: 6 January 2020
News Pharmacist-led medication reviews free 28 hours of GP time A redesigned clinical pharmacist-managed medication review process has enabled GPs in the Midlands to provide 168 more appointments per month.…Published: 6 January 2020
News Researchers unable to identify batches of biologic drugs from 85% of Yellow Card reports Only 15% of biologic drug batches can be identified from Yellow Card adverse drug reaction reports, a study published in Drug Safety has found.…Published: 3 January 2020
News Serious shortage protocol issued for haloperidol A serious shortage protocol for haloperidol 500 microgram capsules has been issued for England and Wales.…Published: 3 January 2020
News Training for accuracy checking now open to all pharmacy technicians All pharmacy technicians are now able to access a fully funded training programme to become final accuracy checkers.…Published: 24 December 2019
News Number of flu cases in general practice rises by more than 1,700 in one week The number of flu cases has risen by 1,748 in one week, according to data collected by the Royal College of General Practitioners.…Published: 24 December 2019
News ‘Tens of thousands’ of patients referred to pharmacy through consultation service The Community Pharmacist Consultation Service has seen “tens of thousands” of referrals directed to community pharmacy from NHS 111 since its launch, NHS England has said.…Published: 23 December 2019
News NHS England to fast-track funding for Epidyolex Patients will be able to access the cannabidiol medicine Epidyolex from the NHS from 6 January 2019, NHS England has announced.…Published: 23 December 2019
News Automation pilot cuts prescription checking time by two-thirds A hospital in Wales has cut the amount of time it takes to check prescriptions by two-thirds by using robotic technology as part of a proof-of-concept trial.…Published: 20 December 2019
News NICE recommends NHS reimbursement for cannabis-based medicine to treat severe epilepsy The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended that the NHS should pay for the cannabis-based medical product Epidyolex as an adjunct therapy for two severe forms of epilepsy.…Published: 19 December 2019
