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Man charged after siege at Edinburgh pharmacy

Charges were brought by the police today (16 May 2013) against a 32-year-old-man, in connection with an incident at Edinburgh’s Royal Mile Pharmacy yesterday evening...

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  1. Appointments: NAWP

    10 May 13 | 16.31 |

    Anita White, MRPharmS, is now president of the National Association of Women Pharmacists... more >

  2. Changes to MenC vaccination schedule announced

    10 May 13 | 16.28 | England Scotland

    Changes to the schedule for meningococcal serogroup c conjugate vaccine have been announced...

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  3. New Regulations introduce extra requirements for needle stick injuries

    10 May 13 | 16.16 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

    Extra requirements for protecting against sharps injuries will apply across the NHS from tomorrow...

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  4. Consider alternatives to value-based pricing, says 2020health

    10 May 13 | 16.09 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

    Pharmaceutical companies should be allowed to continue to fix their own prices for individual drugs...

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  5. Community pharmacists part of integrated approach to heart disease prevention in Wales

    10 May 13 | 16.01 | Wales

    Community pharmacists in Wales are to receive support to promote healthy lifestyles and provide testing...

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  6. Richard Parish appointed to Public Health England advisory board

    10 May 13 | 15.58 | England

    Richard Parish, chief executive of the Royal Society for Public Health and chairman of the Pharmacy and Public Health Forum...

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  7. Efavirenz regimens superior to nevirapine for children with HIV

    10 May 13 | 13.28 | International

    A study of HIV treatment in children has shown better results with efavirenz-based therapy than with nevirapine-based regimens...

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  8. Prescribing audit added to GP contract in Scotland

    10 May 13 | 13.18 | Scotland

    Actions to improve prescribing will remain part of the GP contract in Scotland, it was confirmed on 1 May 2013....

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  9. CPS board: chairman and vice-chairman re-elected

    10 May 13 | 13.10 | Scotland

    Martin Green and James Semple have been re-elected as chairman and vice-chairman of the...

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  10. Empower children to raise adherence

    10 May 13 | 12.57 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

    Empowering children with chronic illnesses to be involved in decisions about their medicines could improve adherence...

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Society past-President David Coleman dies aged 73

David Coleman, who was President of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain from 1991 to 1993, has died...

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