Pharmacies told to order flu vaccines from more than one supplier to avoid shortages The Welsh government has advised pharmacies to order flu vaccines from more than one supplier for the 2020/2021 flu season to avoid shortages.…
Assessing environmental impact of medicines financially ‘catastrophic’ for pharmaceutical industry Assessing the environmental risks of a new medicine as part of the risk-benefit assessment during market authorisation would be “catastrophic” for the pharmaceutical industry, an environmental scientist from manufacturer AstraZeneca has said.…
Regan McCahill: ‘The mental health of students is of the utmost importance’ Regan McCahill, president of the British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association, explains how her organisation will support newly qualified pharmacists in 2020.…
GPs vote for pharmacists to have power to substitute medicines during shortages GP representatives have voted in favour of giving pharmacists the ability to identify appropriate and available alternatives to medicines that are in short supply.…
Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee adds five medicines to list of shortages The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has added five medicine shortages to its list of notifactions from the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England, bringing the total to 21 medicines shortages in the UK.…
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.…
‘Urgent action’ needed on pharmacist shortages NHS workforce planners warn that they are running out of pharmacists as demand for the profession rises.…
GPs to vote on giving pharmacists power to substitute medicines during shortages GPs are set to vote on whether pharmacists should be “responsible for identifying appropriate and available alternatives” when medicines are in short supply.…
Adrenaline auto-injectors to be imported from Austria to mitigate supply issues The manufacturers of an adrenaline auto-injector have been given permission to import stock from Austria following a supply issue in the UK.…
No evidence that hub-and-spoke dispensing will save money, admit pharmacy negotiators Pharmacy negotiators have not seen any evidence that extending the hub-and-spoke model of dispensing in community pharmacy will save money, the chief executive of the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has said.…