‘I could not wait to get back into clinical pharmacy and seeing patients’ Kate Jenkins, practice pharmacist, The Practice of Health, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan…
‘We have to be more intelligent in our use of skills’ Ade Williams, superintendent pharmacist, Bedminster Pharmacy, Bristol…
‘For community pharmacists, the role is minor illness triage’ Bernadette Brown, owner, Cadham Pharmacy, Glenrothes, Fife…
Pharmacy regulator has failed to meet fitness-to-practise standards for the fourth year in a row The General Pharmaceutical Council has failed to meet three standards relating to the transparency, fairness and timeliness of the fitness-to-practise process and the support available for the people involved.…
Concern over ‘inappropriate’ flu vaccine being given to people aged over 65 years An NHS regional flu lead has warned that patients aged over 65 years who have been given the QIVe vaccine should be recalled and possibly revaccinated.…
Government grants record number of drug price concessions in September 2022 The list of 159 products with price concessions in September 2022 includes alendronic acid and aripiprazole.…
Oxybutynin is not suitable as over-the-counter medicine, say pharmacy bodies Pharmacy bodies say there is "mounting evidence" linking oxybutynin to cognitive decline and the progression of dementia.…
UK government is preparing guidance to help with type 2 diabetes medication supply issues Exclusive: Experts are "very concerned" about the shortages of semaglutide and dulaglutide and have warned it would be a lot of work to transfer patients to other medication options.…
The role of pharmacists in increasing patient access to ‘compassionate use’ programmes Pharmacists should be helping to ensure that 'compassionate use' regulations evolve to address urgent patient needs.…
Independent prescribing pharmacist numbers total 15,000, increasing by two-thirds in two years Exclusive: There were 14,635 independent prescribers on the pharmacy register in August 2022, compared with 8,806 independent prescribers in May 2020.…
