Regulator may consider using mystery shoppers to monitor online pharmacies The General Pharmaceutical Council has published a list of actions it will take to regulate and monitor online pharmacies, following an investigation by the BBC.…
Developing a new model for cross-sector foundation training By developing a forward-thinking foundation training programme, Danny Bartlett hopes to give preregistration students wide exposure to all facets of clinical and academic pharmacy.…
First drug for severe alopecia recommended by NICE could benefit 14,000 patients Ritlecitinib (Litfulo; Pfizer), a once-daily oral pill, is the first licensed treatment recommended for patients with alopecia areata.…
GPhC considers new registration routes that would enable overseas pharmacists to work in Great Britain more quickly Under a new framework being considered by the General Pharmaceutical Council, some internationally-trained pharmacists could join the register in three to four months.…
PJ view: Private COVID-19 vaccines should be welcomed with caution As pharmacies prepare to offer private COVID-19 vaccinations, cost considerations must be made to ensure this does not become a step towards wider health inequality.…
Allowing pharmacy technicians to supervise hospital aseptic facilities would increase risk of ‘catastrophic clinical error’, says PDA Responding to the government's consultation on pharmacy supervision, the Pharmacists' Defence Association said that pharmacy technicians do not have the “clinical knowledge” needed to supervise hospital aseptic facilities.…
UK regulator recommends new safety measures for medicines containing pseudoephedrine Safety information for all medicines containing pseudoephedrine will be updated to make clear the risk of rare, but serious, side effects.…
Paul Rees: ‘Pharmacy First could be the saviour of general practice’ The National Pharmacy Association’s new chief executive sets out what needs to change to address the ‘urgent crisis’ unfolding in community pharmacy.…
Codeine linctus to be reclassified as a prescription-only medicine While codeine linctus is effective for long-term dry cough, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said “misuse and abuse can have major health consequences”.…
NPA chief executive calls for community pharmacy to receive 2.5% of NHS budget Speaking to The Pharmaceutical Journal, Paul Rees said the community pharmacy sector is “in the midst of the worst funding crisis in living memory”.…