NPA advises pharmacists to dispense medicines even if they receive FMD database alerts The National Pharmacy Association has told its members to dispense medicines “even if they return an alert from the Falsified Medicines Directive database” in the early stages of its implementation.…
Mark Lyonette: ‘You can only push people so far’ The chief executive of the National Pharmacy Association on meeting the health secretary, preparations for Brexit and whether the pressures on pharmacy are affecting patient safety.…
Pharmacy2U loses legal battle for contact details of NPA members Pharmacy2U, the UK’s largest online pharmacy, has lost a legal bid to obtain the contact details of National Pharmacy Association members.…
Supreme Court dismisses Pfizer’s bid for patent protection of pregabalin The Supreme Court has dismissed a bid by drug company Pfizer to strengthen the patent protection of pregabalin (Lyrica).…
Pharmacies could struggle to recruit in a ‘no-deal’ Brexit, pharmacy organisations tell MPs A ‘no-deal’ Brexit could lead to recruitment difficulties for pharmacies, pharmacy bodies have told the House of Commons health and social care committee.…
Pharmacy organisations join forces to promote role of pharmacy in long-term future of NHS A “future-proof” funding model is needed to ensure that pharmacy can maximise its contribution to the long-term future of the NHS, the Company Chemists’ Association has said in its response to an NHS England consultation.…
PSNC and NPA brief NHS England on role of pharmacy in ten-year plan The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee and the National Pharmacy Association have submitted three briefing documents to NHS England to highlight how community pharmacy could help meet specific challenges that the NHS is trying to address in its ten-year plan.…
NPA asked to lobby wholesalers to limit generic price rises The National Pharmacy Association has been asked to lobby wholesalers to limit generic medicines price increases by a local pharmaceutical committee.…
More safeguards needed to protect patients buying medicines online, say pharmacy bodies Pharmacy organisations have warned that proposals from the General Pharmaceutical Council to ensure the public obtains medicines and other pharmacy services safely online do not go far enough.…
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).…
