Community pharmacy patient safety errors increase by 64% Mistakes made by community pharmacists at work rocketed by 64% between April 2018 and June 2018 according to latest figures compiled by the National Pharmacy Association (NPA).…
The public must be warned about the dangers of the online medicines free-for-all The government needs to take action to stop prescription drugs, including opioids and slimming tablets, being obtained from online pharmacies that can avoid regulation.…
Impurity found in valsartan manufactured by second company in China, EMA says Low levels of the potentially harmful impurity N-nitrosodimethylamine have been detected in batches of valsartan produced by a second pharmaceutical company, the European Medicines Agency has learnt.…
Cochrane launches ‘urgent’ investigation of HPV vaccine review An ‘urgent’ investigation is being launched by Cochrane into its review of human papilloma virus vaccine safety after criticisms from researchers about its findings.…
A failure to learn from our mistakes puts patients at risk Collective amnesia in the NHS means that major issues affecting patient safety, such as medication errors, are not being adequately addressed, writes David Cousins.…
‘Safe space’ for healthcare investigations backed by parliamentary committee A joint committee of MPs and lords has backed government proposals to develop a ‘safe space’ approach to investigating incidents where the safety of patients has been compromised.…
Anniversary of the Pharmacy Act: 150 years of medicines safety On 31 July 1868, the Pharmacy Act was passed in Great Britain. This was the country’s first piece of legislation to restrict the sale of poisons to qualified persons and marked a major milestone in the history of pharmacy and of the Pharmaceutical Society.…
Pharmacies advised to recall valsartan products Pharmacies are being advised to recall all batches of valsartan-containing medicines made by Dexcel Pharma Ltd and Accord Healthcare following an urgent investigation into medicines containing valsartan.…
Doctors fail to predict discharged patients at risk of medication harm Doctors are poor at predicting which patients may be at risk for medication-related harm after their discharge from hospital, a study has found.…
Pharmacists can help the NHS celebrate another 70 years As the NHS approaches its 70th birthday, it is time to maximise the contributions pharmacists can make to healthcare in the future.…