Record number of items dispensed using serious shortage protocols during penicillin shortage Exclusive: Community pharmacists dispensed almost 13,000 items using a serious shortage protocol in December 2022, nearly double that of the previous peak.…
Number of ‘not dispensed’ prescriptions rises by a fifth in one year, NHS data reveal Exclusive: An analysis by The Pharmaceutical Journal has revealed an 18% increase in the number of items marked as 'not dispensed' in the past year.…
Serious shortage protocol issued to restrict dispensing of HRT drug Utrogestan The government has said it expects the drug to have supply issues "until late 2023".…
Community pharmacies made 89p in profit per item dispensed in past year, claims government The government has reported pharmacies made 89p in profit per item dispensed in 2021/2022, despite pharmacy contractors reporting "huge losses".…
Community pharmacies may be locally commissioned to dispense COVID-19 antivirals Exclusive: Draft guidance from NHS England says community pharmacies may assist in "establishing and maintaining timely access to COVID-19 therapeutics".…
Everything you need to know about ‘hub-and-spoke’ dispensing A look at the government's controversial proposals that it claims will make community pharmacy in the UK more efficient.…
Legal defence for inadvertent dispensing errors to be extended to hospital pharmacists If approved by Parliament, the defence will now protect hospital pharmacists as well as those working in the community.…
PJ view: Time to look again at 28-day prescribing limits As recommended prescribing intervals are doubled in Wales, we look at the evidence supporting current policy in this area.…
‘Hub-and-spoke’ dispensing could save £27m over 10 years, claims government The government has estimated that there could be a 40–50% time saving if pharmacies used a hub-and-spoke dispensing model, resulting in a net saving of £27.3m.…
Online pharmacy dispensing quadruples in five years, NHS data show According to data from the NHS Business Services Authority, distance-selling pharmacies dispensed 52,930,116 items in 2021, up 301% from the 13,190,131 items dispensed in 2016.…
