Issue : The Pharmaceutical Journal, online
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Plans to hire thousands of pharmacists into primary care 'doesn't marry' with recruitment trends, warns CCA
NHS England’s plan to include six pharmacists in each primary care network by 2024 “doesn’t marry” with attempts to recruit into the profession, the Company Chemists’ Association has warned.
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Pharmacy regulators likely to be 'pragmatic' when inspecting for FMD compliance
The UK Falsified Medicines Directive Working Group for Community Pharmacy has reassured pharmacists that regulatory inspections “will not focus unduly on any single issue” after the GPhC said pharmacy inspections will include FMD compliance.
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More than half of care home residents prescribed at least one antibiotic in a year, Boots study finds
More than half of older people living in care homes were prescribed at least one antibiotic over a year, a study led by Boots UK has found.
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CMA investigates 1,600% price increase of liothyronine over eight-year period
The Competition and Markets Authority has refined its window of investigation into the alleged “excessive and unfair pricing” of liothyronine tablets, which it says has seen the NHS overcharged by millions of pounds.
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Community pharmacies face financial 'pinch' following reduced January payments
Community pharmacies across England could be down by more than £2,000 in their January 2019 payments from NHS Prescription Services following reductions in Category M prices and the single activity fee.
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The Pharmaceutical Journal's Nigel Praities wins Avicenna's 'Pharmacy Writer of the Year' award
Nigel Praities, executive editor of <i>The Pharmaceutical Journal</i>, has been recognised as ‘Pharmacy Writer of the Year’ at the 2019 Avicenna Media Awards.
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Scottish dispensing doctors to receive £2,000 for FMD costs
Dispensing GP practices in Scotland will receive £2,000 from the government to cover the costs of complying with the Falsified Medicines Directive, but there is no information on whether pharmacists will be given similar funding.
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Nine in ten places on GP practice preregistration pilot scheme filled
Health Education England has seen a 90% fill rate for its GP preregistration pilot scheme, which is due to start in the summer of 2019.
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Lords committee demands details of government plans to maintain medicines supply after Brexit
The House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee has given the health secretary ten days to clarify whether access to medicines can be guaranteed after Brexit in the event of no deal.
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MHRA issues further recall for irbesartan
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has recalled more irbesartan-containing blood pressure and heart medication from UK pharmacies as it continues to investigate possible contamination of sartan products.
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