C6. Supplying medicines, dressings and appliances; and managing stock

RPS calls for national emergency contraception service in England to end ‘postcode lottery’

Pharmacy bodies said a national service would improve health outcomes for women and tackle health inequalities.…

Community pharmacies to provide three-month supply of desogestrel as bridging contraception

Providing a three-month supply of contraception is expected to give patients "time to access their GP or sexual health services" for long-term prescriptions.…

The medicines delivery service was a lifeline for our most vulnerable patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

Concerned that the national pandemic delivery service ended too soon for some shielding patients, Shirley Jamieson — a pharmacy delivery driver working in Bristol — shows how her role can be a vital resource for the NHS.…

High Court rules that pharmacy relocation would inconvenience women seeking emergency contraception

The High Court has ruled against plans to relocate a Derby pharmacy because of the potential impact on women seeking emergency hormonal contraception.…

Opinion divided on the supply of EHC

Opinion on whether pharmacists should be obliged to supply emergency hormonal contraception is almost equally split, according to the results of the latest PJ Online poll. Just over half of the poll participants, 52 per cent (90 votes) did not agree that pharmacists should have to supply EHC regardl…