NHS England has announced, via an email message cascaded to pharmacy owners by ICBs, that they are offering use of the National Booking System (NBS) to all pharmacies that provide the Flu vaccination Advanced service. Previously, use of NBS to book flu vaccinations was only available to pharmacies that were also offering the COVID-19 vaccination [...]
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This is the fourth of a series of articles to tackle some of the misconceptions around Pharmacy First. The articles will cover a variety of aspects of Pharmacy First and aims to myth bust, to increase understanding of the service. Patients with only certain minor illnesses can be electronically referred for the minor illness strand [...]
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Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Fingolimod 0.5 mg Hard Capsules (Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd) Drug alert number: EL (24)A/39 Date issued: 19 August 2024 The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 4 medicines defect information notice for: Fingolimod 0.5 mg Hard Capsules (Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd) Company name: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe [...]
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This is the third of a series of articles to tackle some of the misconceptions around Pharmacy First. The articles will cover a variety of aspects of Pharmacy First and aims to myth bust, to increase understanding of the service. Patients who are electronically referred who have symptoms of a more serious illness/red flags should [...]
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iNews Women’s health experts have raised concerns over reports more pharmacies will shut or stop providing emergency contraception. This comes after research by Community Pharmacy England showed 96% of pharmacy owners said they had to stop providing locally commissioned services in the past 12 months. It also follows recent analysis by the National Pharmacy Association [...]
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