Month: January 2018
Final 33 concessionary prices announced for December
An initial 23 concessionary prices for the month were announced on December 14, followed by a further 24 concessionary prices announced on December 18.
Pharmacy needs ‘Cobra’ meetings to handle no-deal Brexit shortages
The “daily war room” meetings could share information from across the supply chain, with the aim of preventing shortages, Healthcare Distribution Association (HDA) executive director…
Multiples follow ‘no stockpiling’ advice as no-deal Brexit risk grows
Prime Minister Theresa May failed to get parliament to back her deal for Brexit last week (December 11), prompting the government to implement its emergency…
Cannabis-derived medicines now available on prescription
The rescheduling of cannabis-derived medicinal products from schedule 1 to schedule 2 under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 was laid before parliament last month…
Plans for responsible pharmacists to supervise multiple sites delayed
A raft of proposals aimed at “clarifying” the role of superintendent and responsible pharmacists was set out by the Department of Health and Social Care (DH)…
NHS England recommends three flu vaccines for over-65s next year
As well as the adjuvanted trivalent vaccine (aTIV) – which is the only vaccine pharmacies are allowed to administer to this age group this flu…
Well’s refitted branch is template for its ‘essential pharmacy’ model
The Northenden branch – which officially reopened last week (November 16) – was “ripped down” and “rebuilt from scratch”, to increase the size of the…
Final 20 concessionary prices announced for September
An initial eight concessionary prices were announced on September 18, followed by a further 19 announced last week.
Rowlands pilots restricting free medicine deliveries from today
“Around 40” Rowlands pharmacies in the north west of England will “pilot a new approach” to determine which patients are still eligible for free deliveries,…
Boots honours ‘exceptional character’ of former MD Sir Gordon Hourston
Sir Gordon – who died on September 18 – held various roles at Boots, having joined the multiple in 1958, and served as managing director…