Bill that could allow wider hub-and-spoke dispensing expected to become law in February 2021
Legislation paving the way for wider use of hub-and-spoke dispensing is expected to receive royal assent in February 2021. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - February 2, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

How our hospital pharmacy team delivered the world ’s first COVID-19 vaccine
Mark Easter, director of pharmacy at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, shares his immense pride at being part of a world-first. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - February 2, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

GPhC fitness-to-practise case did not address anti-Semitism
(Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - February 1, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Is the GPhC institutionally antisemitic?
(Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - February 1, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

More than a fifth of English pharmacies sign up to digitally check patients' eligibility for free NHS prescriptions
A scheme allowing pharmacists to check patient entitlement to free NHS prescriptions has been rolled out to around 2,400 community pharmacies. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - February 1, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Azithromycin and doxycycline should not be used in the management of COVID-19, DHSC advises
Azithromycin and doxycycline should not be used in the management of COVID-19,  the Department of Health and Social Care has advised. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - February 1, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

'Timing' of letters to patients may be causing low COVID-19 vaccination booking rates for pharmacy sites
The “timing of sending and arrival” of letters sent to patients eligible for COVID-19 vaccination may be the cause of low booking rates in some community pharmacy-led sites. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - January 29, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Nearly four pharmacies per week closed last year, with deprived areas hit worst
More than four times as many pharmacies closed in the most deprived parts of England in 2020 than in the most affluent areas of the country. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - January 29, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Pharmacy ‘first ports of call’ are disappearing in struggling communities
A disproportionate number of community pharmacies are closing in the most deprived areas of England, analysis by  The Pharmaceutical Journal has found. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - January 29, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Home Office to consult this year on adding DNP to list of regulated poisons
The  diet pill 2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP) could be added to the list of regulated poisons, the UK government has announced. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - January 28, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Why our community pharmacy is one of just 15 London sites to go live on the COVID-19 vaccine so far
The Woolwich Late Night Pharmacy ’s set-up makes it perfect for delivering the COVID-19 vaccination service, and here’s how they’re going to live up to their name. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - January 28, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Community pharmacies deliver 2.5 million flu vaccinations so far during the 2020/21 flu season
More than 2.5 million influenza vaccinations have been delivered through community pharmacies in England  so far during the 2020/2021 flu season. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - January 27, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

‘Hard, but extremely rewarding’ — setting up a COVID-19 vaccination scheme covering 75,000 patients (audio)
Listen to lead clinical pharmacist Fazila Jumabhoy ’s experiences of getting Central North Leeds Primary Care Network ready to deliver the COVID-19 vaccination. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - January 27, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Candidates sitting registration assessment at home will be unable to leave their computer during exam
Candidates taking their registration assessment from home risk failing their exam if they leave the room for any reason. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - January 27, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Pharmacy-led COVID-19 vaccination site in a mosque is beating vaccine hesitancy, says contractor
A pharmacy-led vaccination site in a Birmingham mosque is campaigning against vaccine hesitancy among the local black, Asian and minority ethnic community. (Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal - January 26, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research