A survey of pharmacist prescribers has been published by the pharmacy regulator. The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) invited all pharmacist prescribers to take part in the survey to build a rounded picture of prescribing practice, and has now published a report summarising the key findings. Commenting on the report, Duncan Rudkin, Chief Executive of the [...]
The Belfast Telegraph has reported how a police investigation into a pharmacist suspected of supplying stolen prescription drugs to a street dealer has commenced. The drug in question that’s been associated with the Belfast-based female’s illegal actions is Lyrica – which has been growing in popularity as a street drug. Both the pharmacist and an [...]
Pharmacists are advised to be aware of recommendations made regarding the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in children infected with varicella-zoster virus (chickenpox). The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS) guidance on treating chickenpox recommends that NSAIDs are avoided in children with chickenpox. This is because of concerns that using [...]
Investigations have been carried out following PSNC’s raising of concerns about late or missing supplies of Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) tokens – which also included a suggestion that stocks at Primary Care Support England (PCSE) had been exhausted. Investigations have also been made into late or non-delivery of drug tariffs. PCSE has confirmed that there [...]
The Prescription Charges Coalition are calling upon the government to review the outdated Medical Exemption Criteria and end unfair prescription charges for people with long-term medical conditions in England. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) is a member of the coalition, which consists of 40 leading charity and professional body organisations. The coalition is calling on the government to [...]
Health and Social Services (HSSD) in Jersey have signed a contract with JAC to roll out their Chemotherapy Management System (CMS) product in the oncology department at The General Hospital to improve the service provided to cancer patients. The General Hospital is a 250-bed hospital based in St Helier and serves the whole island, with a [...]
Action to prevent a future health crisis caused by antimicrobial resistance has seen the number of antibiotics prescribed in primary care fall substantially last year. The progress follows the introduction of financial incentives in April 2015 by NHS England working with Public Health England (PHE). Between April and December 2015, two million fewer prescriptions were dispensed compared [...]
Amendments to the NHS (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013 have been laid before parliament, and will come into force in two stages. From 1st April the terms of service will require NHS pharmacists who have access to the summary care record (SCR) to access this if they consider, in their clinical judgment that [...]
NES Pharmacy has invited around 250 pharmacists, who have been funded by NES to attend the IP course since 2014, to participate in this second pilot of the PSA. The pilot will take place at RGU and Strathclyde pharmacy schools towards the end of May and June. NES will pay expenses. Click the link for [...]
High street pharmacy chain, Well Pharmacy, has entered into a new partnership with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles to supply its fleet of prescription delivery vehicles. The three-year agreement will see the pharmacy group take delivery of 450 new Volkswagens, with the majority of vehicles ordered being the brand’s award-winning Caddy model which went on sale in [...]
