Pharmacy flu vaccinations increase in Wales Nearly 8,000 people were vaccinated against influenza at Welsh pharmacies in 2013–2014, according to data published by the Welsh Government.…
Time to fast-track the fight against HIVThere are considerable challenges to address if global HIV/AIDS aspirations are to be accelerated.…
Pharmacy leaders call on politicians to sign up to community pharmacy manifestoA manifesto intended to put community pharmacy at the heart of healthcare delivery in primary care has been launched at the House of Commons by Sir Keith Barron, MP.…
Uruguay delays plans to sell cannabis in pharmacies Marijuana will not be sold in pharmacies in Uruguay until March 2015, the National Drugs Board (JND) has announced.…
Q&A: Pharmacy regulation and the law Lawyer Noel Wardle, a partner at Charles Russell Speechlys, which specialises in business law, talks about UK pharmacy regulation and the threat of pharmacists facing prosecution for dispensing errors.…
Initial Fluad investigations find no manufacturing defectPreliminary investigations have found no manufacturing defect in the influenza vaccine Fluad, which has been linked to the deaths of 13 older people in Italy.…
Fifth pharmacist falls foul of regulator after BBC stingA superintendent pharmacist has been suspended from practice for 12 months after his sales assistant was filmed selling amoxicillin and Viagra to an undercover reporter.…
UK pharmacy regulator supports plans to test English language competency The pharmacy regulator is backing UK government proposals that could see pharmacists brought before a fitness-to-practise hearing if his or her lack of proficiency in English poses a risk to patients.…
Phase I trial of GlaxoSmithKline’s Ebola vaccine shows it is well tolerated No major adverse events were reported in an Ebola vaccine phase I trial involving 20 volunteers.…
Boots to benchmark pharmacist salaries in 2015 pay review Boots will compare an individual pharmacist’s salary to an external market median for its pay review scheme in 2015.…