Business & industry

Are the suppliers of “specials” profiteering?

3 Sep 10 | 7.05 | England

Specials manufacturers play a vital role in catering for the needs of certain patients but costs to the NHS are spiralling. They are entitled to a fair price but returns of over 1,000 per cent look dangerously like profiteering more >
PJ letters (4 September 2010) (RPSGB members only)

3 Sep 10 | 7.03 | England EU International Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Letters published in the 4 September 2010 issue of The Pharmaceutical Journal more >
Additional tax relief for R&D activities

2 Sep 10 | 15.27 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Small and medium-sized enterprises carrying out research and development (R&D) will soon be able to claim additional tax relief on their activities, even if they do not own the intellectual property that results from the R&D more >
Printing mistake in June 2010 schedule of payments

2 Sep 10 | 14.41 | England

Community pharmacists are being asked to check the details of their schedule of payments from NHS Prescription Services for June 2010 because of a printing mistake more >
Teva launches OTC range

2 Sep 10 | 14.35 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Generics manufacturer Teva UK is branching out into over-the-counter medicines with the launch of its own range of analgesics, gastro-intestinal, allergy and cold and flu products more >
Wanted — your views on business banking

31 Aug 10 | 16.13 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Pharmacy owners and the proprietors of other businesses are being invited by the Office of Fair Trading to complete a survey of their experiences dealing with banks, as part of an ongoing review of retail banking more >
PJ letters (21/28 August 2010) (RPSGB members only)

20 Aug 10 | 7.03 | England EU International Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Letters published in the 21/28 August 2010 issue of The Pharmaceutical Journal more >
ABPI to ban promotional gifts

19 Aug 10 | 12.03 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Drug company representatives will be banned from giving stationery, coffee mugs and other promotional aids such as computer accessories to pharmacists and other health professionals, under proposals to revise the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry’s Code of Practice more >
Guidance on violence markers issued

19 Aug 10 | 11.55 | England

Guidance on the use of markers on patients’ care records, which alert NHS staff to the risk of physical violence or aggression, has been issued by the NHS Security Management Service more >
PDA criticises pharmacist fee proposed by GPhC (updated)

18 Aug 10 | 16.19 | England Scotland Wales

Pharmacists are paying the price of inadequate regulation of premises and subsidising technicians’ fees, according to the Pharmacists’ Defence Association more >