Monthly Archives: September 2023

A new Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Drug Safety Update (Vol 17 Issue 2 September 2023) has been published and includes articles on: Statins: very infrequent reports of myasthenia gravis Fluoroquinolone antibiotics: suicidal thoughts and behaviour Letters and medicine recalls sent to healthcare professionals in August 2023. To see the latest MHRA Drug [...]

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The Drug Tariff Category M pricelist for October 2023 has been published on the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) website. At the end of Q4 2022/23 there remains an over delivery of medicine margin. The October Category M pricelist includes: Adjustments for underlying market price movements in the reference period April-June 2023. Of particular note is [...]

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The NHS England Technology Enhanced Learning team has developed ‘Pharmacy: A Day in The Life’; the first interactive and immersive series of pharmacy VR360 career videos for 14-to-18-year-old learners.  The videos provide an opportunity to learn about different careers options and pathways by allowing an inside view of the day to day working world of [...]

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Pharmacy press As today marks World Pharmacists Day, an annual awareness day led by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) – we, at Community Pharmacy England, celebrating the crucial role pharmacists play in improving access to healthcare, ensuring the responsible use of medicines and so much more. This year’s theme, ‘Pharmacy strengthening health systems’, highlights the [...]

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Earlier this week, Community Pharmacy England, NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care won the ‘Patient Safety Team of the Year’ Award at the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Patient Safety Awards. This award was for the Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) patient safety work that community pharmacy teams have participated in. The entry [...]

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