PJ, June 2019, Vol 302, No 7926

Fast-track lanes for prescriptions ordered using Boots app to be introduced in stores

Patients will be fast-tracked and guaranteed to get their prescription within two minutes at some Boots stores, if they order repeat prescriptions using the company’s app or website, the company has announced.…

Greater participation in RPS national elections sought after low turnout

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s national pharmacy boards will welcome five new members in June 2019, who will sit alongside six returnees who have been re-elected, but more can be done to encourage participation the RPS chief executive has said.…

Contraceptive pills to go out-of-stock for months resulting from ‘capacity issues’

Two contraceptive pills will go out of stock until summer 2019, forcing prescribers to switch some women to alternative brands.…

All community pharmacies in Wales to have an independent prescriber as part of long-term plan for Welsh pharmacy

Every community pharmacy in Wales will employ an pharmacy independent prescriber by 2030 under a long-term plan for the profession.…

Pharmacy degree apprenticeship proposals on hold

Proposals for a five-year pharmacy apprenticeship will not go through to the next stage of development until representatives from the wider pharmacy industry are included in the trailblazer group, the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has announced.…

Measles vaccinations should be compulsory for pre-school children, study concludes

Measles vaccinations should be compulsory for children before they start school to help prevent the disease becoming endemic in the UK within 30 years, researchers have suggested.…

Three NHS prescriptions for medical cannabis dispensed in the community

The NHS has confirmed that three prescriptions for medical cannabis were dispensed for use in primary care in January and February 2019.…

Half of hospital trusts to refer to community pharmacy by 2020

Half of hospital trusts in England are expected to be able to refer newly discharged patients to community pharmacy for help with taking their medicines by 2020.…

Reunion for the University of Manchester pharmacy class of 1979

A group of graduates of the University of Manchester pharmacy class of 1979 are planning a reunion weekend to celebrate the 40th anniversary of our graduation and share memories of Manchester; stories of our lives, families, and careers; and plans for retirement. The reunion will take place on…

Experts make thyroid hormone recommendation that could ‘substantially alter prescribing trends’

Thyroid hormones should not be prescribed to adults with sub-clinical hypothyroidism and clinicians should instead monitor the progression or resolution of the thyroid dysfunction in these patients, experts have advised.…