EMA may ask manufacturers to increase production capacity in response to medicines shortages
The European Medicines Agency has published a list of new recommendations to be implemented on a case-by-case basis, depending on...
Meeting May 2024 Pharmacy First payment thresholds is ‘an area of risk’, warns Community Pharmacy England
The concerns are backed by the results of a survey of independent pharmacy owners carried out by the Association of...
Antipsychotic drugs in dementia treatment associated with range of adverse reactions
Experts say the findings suggest that the risks of prescribing antipsychotics in people with dementia ldquo;may be more severe than...
RPS launches updated patient safety professional standards
The standards are designed to help pharmacy professionals meet regulatory standards and were developed in collaboration with the Association of...
More than 125,000 Pharmacy First consultations delivered in its first month
Pharmacy minister Andrea Leadsom also confirmed that monthly data on the number of Pharmacy First consultations will be published from...
Pharmacists certified 1.4% of ‘fit notes from GP practices, NHS data show
In the same period, 91.3% of fit notes were certified by doctors, 6.7% by nurses, 0.6% by physiotherapists and 0.03%...