The PDA has appointed pharmacists Maurice Hickey as Head of Policy and Paul Flynn as National Officer, for Scotland. Maurice Hickey PDA Scotland Head of Policy Maurice Hickey has a wide range of experience of practice including working in hospital and community pharmacy sectors, being a former pharmacy owner and serving on the councils of RPSGB [...]
Slough, UK, 4 November 2021: Global pharma major Lupin today announces that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued the Final Appraisal Determination (FAD) recommending the routine funding of Namuscla (mexiletine) in England and Wales.1 NICE recommends Namuscla (mexiletine) within its marketing authorisation, as an option for treating the symptoms of myotonia in adults with non-dystrophic [...]
Living Diabetes together – Starting insulin Tuesday, November 9th, 2021 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. GMT Discover how you can tap into key insights in diabetes care, dialogue with patients and optimise the diabetes journey at the BD-hosted #LivingDiabetesTogether Webinar Between people living with diabetes and their healthcare support team, much can be exchanged to [...]
Discover how to offer better support and guidance on children’s health to your patients. Join our childcare expert, Dr Ellie Cannon, an NHS GP with over 15 years’ experience in family health, for a new & free training session on the management and support of children’s healthcare, especially for Pharmacy teams, on Thursday 25th November [...]
System C Healthcare (“System C”) is pleased to announce that it has agreed to acquire medicines management specialist WellSky International from its parent company WellSky Corporation (“WellSky”). WellSky International, formerly known as JAC, is best known for clinical software in Pharmacy and Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA). WellSky International’s solutions are used by a [...]
The Clinical Pharmacy Congress is back! In just a few days’ time, we’ll be returning to the ExCeL London – live and in person – providing clinical pharmacy professionals across the country access to inspiring new content, over 130 leading pharmaceutical suppliers and training and development opportunities. As the largest gathering for the clinical pharmacy [...]
Rob Elliott, Marketing Director, Viatris In this interview, Rob Elliott, Marketing Director, Viatris, sheds light on the evolving role of pharmacy during the pandemic, as well as the impact of the increased demand of the sexual health category. What are your thoughts on how the Covid pandemic has changed the relationship between [...]
An MP has praised community pharmacy services in a recent visit to her local pharmacy in Lesmahagow, Scotland. Dr Lisa Cameron MP attended Abbeygreen Pharmacy on Friday (10 September) to find out more about the services they offer. This includes the Pharmacy First service which helps patients with minor illnesses and frees up time for [...]
Learn about the challenges people face when starting to quit smoking, how Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) can help, and how you can support individuals to quit. Join smoking cessation and behaviour change trainer Jennifer Percival for a new & free training session on smoking cessation and NRT sponsored by Nicorette. First touching on why it [...]
The next Ask Your Pharmacist Week will be 1-8 November. The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has announced that the next Ask Your Pharmacist (AYP) Week will take place from 1st - 8th November 2021. AYP Week provides a platform for pharmacy public awareness activities across the UK. It also serves as a prompt for [...]
