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GPhC publish updated guidance for online pharmacy services

Today, the GPhC has updated its guidance for pharmacies that provide pharmacy services at a distance, including online, to introduce extra safeguards. This has been done to help prevent people from receiving medicines that are not clinically appropriate for them and could cause harm.  This guidance has been updated in response to concerns the GPhC [...]

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By |February 4th, 2025|Lexpos News|Comments Off on GPhC publish updated guidance for online pharmacy services

Flu Vaccination service: Provider Assurance activity begins

NHS England have announced, via their Primary Care Bulletin, that it will soon start to undertake provider assurance work with pharmacy owners providing the Flu Vaccination service. The reviews will engage with pharmacy owners who may have administered NHS flu vaccinations to adults outside of the announced and authorised cohorts prior to 3rd October 2024. [...]

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By |January 9th, 2025|Lexpos News|Comments Off on Flu Vaccination service: Provider Assurance activity begins

New Pharmacy Regulations Briefing: What you need to know

Community Pharmacy England has recently published a briefing outlining several important regulatory changes currently underway to help make dispensing more efficient and support capacity for the provision of clinical services. This Briefing provides guidance for pharmacy owners and their teams on the new pharmacy regulations: Original Pack Dispensing +\- 10% – now applicable to NHS [...]

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By |January 6th, 2025|Lexpos News|Comments Off on New Pharmacy Regulations Briefing: What you need to know

Legislation restricting the sale and supply of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues will be made indefinite

Today the Government announced that regulations restricting the prescribing and supply of puberty-suppressing hormones – which were due to expire at the end of December –will be made indefinite. The Medicines (Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Analogues) (Restrictions on Private Sales and Supplies) Order 2024 will come into force on 1 January 2025 as the current emergency order expires and [...]

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By |December 11th, 2024|Lexpos News|Comments Off on Legislation restricting the sale and supply of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues will be made indefinite

Legislation restricting the sale and supply of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues further extended

The Government has made The Medicines (Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Analogues) (Emergency Prohibition) (Extension) (No. 2) Order 2024, which has the effect of extending the ban, which was due to expire. The ban has been extended until 31 December 2024. The Secretary of State has expressed the intention to make the ban permanent, but can only do [...]

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By |November 7th, 2024|Lexpos News|Comments Off on Legislation restricting the sale and supply of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues further extended