Enforcement action taken against 40 online pharmacies since April 2019, says pharmacy regulator Action was taken owing to pharmacies working with online prescribing services that were supplying high-risk medicines to patients based on an online questionnaire.…
Community pharmacies will be paid to check patients’ asthma inhaler technique from September 2021 A new target for respiratory care in the Pharmacy Quality Scheme for 2021/2022 will require pharmacy staff to check inhaler techniques, as well as ensure patients have personalised asthma action plans and promote spacer device use in children.…
Call for Society Fellowship nominationsThe Panel of Fellows will be holding their next meeting in November 2021. Nominations for Society Fellowship must be received by the Secretary of the Panel of Fellows by 21 October 2021 to be considered at this meeting. Nominations need to be made by a current member of the Society and supported …
New chief pharmaceutical officer for Scotland appointed Alison Strath took the role as interim chief pharmaceutical officer in October 2020, following Rose Marie's departure in July 2020.…
Long COVID: the pharmacy staff picking up the pieces months after being infected We speak to formerly fit and well pharmacists and technicians whose lives have been devastated by long COVID.…
Trial demonstrates efficacy of inhaled budesonide to treat COVID-19 in the community Findings from the PRINCIPLE trial suggest that inhaled budesonide can improve recovery time and could reduce hospital admissions or death from COVID-19 if administered early.…
Survey finds more than 50 reports of unexpected pharmacy closures in Scotland over one week Pharmacy contractors are required to notify the relevant NHS health board if their pharmacy closes for more than 30 minutes.…
Claire Anderson: ‘What you see is what you get with me’ The new president of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society discusses her vision for pharmacy, including sustainability, pharmacists as prescribers and promoting wellbeing.…
COVID-19 pneumonia and COVID-19 associated acute respiratory distress syndrome: diagnosis and management Following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the UK, pharmacists should be able to identify serious respiratory complications of COVID-19 infection and facilitate appropriate management.…
MHRA issues fourth recall for sartan-containing products The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency says this latest recall is a precautionary measure owing to contamination fears.…
