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Resources: Self care factsheets

16 May 13 | 15.30 |

Factsheets about 10 common ailments are available from the website of the Self Care Forum... more >
BMJ safety award for pharmacy-led project

16 May 13 | 15.28 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

A medicines reconciliation project run by a multidisciplinary team at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital...
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Man charged after siege at Edinburgh pharmacy

16 May 13 | 15.25 | Scotland

Charges were brought by the police today against a 32-year-old-man, in connection with an incident at Edinburgh’s Royal Mile Pharmacy... more >
Dispensing errors tops Government board agenda

16 May 13 | 15.20 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Decriminalisation of dispensing errors is top of the agenda for the Government board...
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Cystic fibrosis patients in Wales to get access to ivacaftor

16 May 13 | 15.04 | Wales

Cystic fibrosis patients in Wales are to have access to ivacaftor (Kalydeco)...
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Healthy Start vitamin pilot launched

16 May 13 | 14.59 | Scotland

A pilot through which Healthy Start vitamins will be supplied by community pharmacies in Scotland...
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Generic atorvastatin brings £350m in savings

16 May 13 | 13.25 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Generic versions of atorvastatin, which was previously only available from Pfizer as Lipitor...
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How savvy are you with social media?

16 May 13 | 12.05 | England

This month LinkedIn is 10 years old, and Facebook will hit a decade in 2014. Social media sites are here to stay; but how do pharmacists use them? Sasa Jankovic reports more >
NPA to offer leadership training

15 May 13 | 10.59 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Online training modules designed to help community pharmacists develop the leadership skills...
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No change to PHE advice on coronavirus

15 May 13 | 10.45 | International

Although some person-to-person transmission of the novel coronavirus has been reported...
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