Social care should be considered when deciding where pharmacies are sited, says RPS Wales Pharmaceutical needs assessments in Wales should include an assessment of local populations’ social care requirements, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Wales has said.…
SNP manifesto calls for devolution of the Misuse of Drugs Act The Scottish National Party’s 2019 general election manifesto calls for the devolution of the Misuse of Drugs Act, to allow Scotland to undertake “the full range of effective public health measures” to address drug addiction and prevent drug-related deaths.…
Test-and-treat sore throat service to be rolled out across Wales Health boards across Wales have begun to roll out a sore throat test-and-treat (STTT) service to more community pharmacies following a pilot of the service, which began in 2018.…
Plaid Cymru pledges to increase mental health spending and calls for drug law reform Plaid Cymru would increase spending on mental health care by 5% every year over the next decade, according to the party’s 2019 general election manifesto.…
UK leads Europe in number of early-stage clinical trials, says ABPIThe UK has the highest number of early-stage clinical trials in Europe, with 400 phase I and phase II trials starting in the NHS in 2017, a pharmaceutical industry report has said.…
How our pharmacy became the first in North Wales to write prescriptions for minor illnesses Superintendent pharmacist Steffan John shares his experience of treading new ground in the launch of North Wales’ first acute minor illness service, led by independent prescribing pharmacists.…
Scottish Pharmacy Board meeting: 25 September 2019 At the latest Scottish Pharmacy Board meeting, members and guests focused on medical cannabis guidance, RPS Scotland’s plans for 2020 and how to future proof the pharmacy profession. …
Manufacturing problems cause 60% of medicines shortages, say European wholesalers Manufacturing problems are causing more than 60% of medicines shortages across Europe, the body that represents European drug wholesalers has said.…
First patient in Wales to begin CAR-T personalised therapy A patient in Wales will become the first in the country to start chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy after other treatments for his lymphoma were unsuccessful.…
Community pharmacy flu vaccination pilots begin in Scotland Community pharmacies in Scotland have started vaccinating patients against flu for what is thought to be the first time.…