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Pharmacist vacancies highlight need for funding booster pharmatimes
January 21, 2022
New figures from Health Education England (HEE) show that the pharmacist vacancy rate...
COVID-19 Vaccine, Testing Demand Overwhelming Pharmacies Drugs
December 07, 2021
U.S. pharmacies are struggling to keep up with Americans' demand for COVID-19 vaccines and tests, and the pressure could intensify as antiviral pills to treat COVID-19 are approved by federal regulators.
RPS makes new recommendations for pharmacist independent prescribers pharmatimes
April 28, 2021
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPS) has made new recommendations to increase the use of pharmacist independent prescribers (PIP) in the UK.
UK consumers seeking advice from pharmacists during pandemic, research finds pharmatimes
September 27, 2020
New research from Ipsos MORI has found that UK consumers have turned to community pharmacists during COVID-19 for healthcare advice and more.
APhA Hails HHS Announcement Authorizing Pharmacists to Administer COVID-19 Vaccines prnewswire
September 23, 2020
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) authorized pharmacists and pharmacist interns to order and administer COVID-19 vaccines that have been approved or licensed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to all individuals age 3 or older.
CDSCO asks Karnataka Drug Controller to grant Jan Aushadhi licenses to registered pharmacists only expresspharma
September 18, 2020
In response to a letter sent by the Karnataka State Registered Pharmacists Organisation (KSRPO) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi informing about the sale of medicines at the Jan Aushadhi stores without a registered pharmacist ...
Jan Aushadhi stores selling branded generics instead of pure generics: Karnataka Pharmacists Association expresspharma
August 21, 2020
The association has also raised concerns about the sale of medicines in the absence of registered pharmacists which may lead to adverse effects.
Pharmacists should have greater powers to ensure meds access, says RPS pharmatimes
May 20, 2020
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) is calling for a change in medicines legislation that would allow community pharmacists to alter prescriptions to help minimise unnecessary treatment delays.
Pharmacist-Led Interventions Cut Cardiovascular Risk Factors drugs
December 26, 2019
Pharmacist-led interventions in general practice can significantly reduce medical risk factors associated with cardiovascular events ...
NHS Trafford CCG placing team of pharmacists in care homes pharmatimes
November 01, 2018
NHS Trafford Clinical Commissioning Group is placing a team of pharmacists to work across care homes in the borough to boost access to healthcare in the community...